2024 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 447
BY SENATOR MIZELL
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5713(F) and to enact R.S. 13:5713(K), relative to coroners;
3 to provide for duties of the coroner; to provide for determinations by the attorney
4 general; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:5713(F) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 13:5713(K)
7 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง5713. Duties; autopsies and investigations
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10 F. The coroner or his designee shall examine all alleged victims of a sexually
11 oriented criminal offense. The coroner may select the hospital or healthcare provider
12 named as the lead entity for sexual assault examinations in the regional plan required
13 by R.S. 40:1300.41 as his designee to perform the forensic medical examination.
14 implement, fulfill, and comply with all obligations, duties, and requirements
15 imposed upon him by R.S. 40:1216.1 and by the regional sexual assault response
16 plan approved for the coroner's health service district pursuant thereto, which
17 the coroner shall annually sign to indicate his approval pursuant to R.S.
18 40:1216.1(E)(4).
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20 K. If the coroner is unable, unwilling, unqualified, or has a conflict of
21 interest in performing any of the duties provided for in this Section, the duty
22 may be performed by the coroner of an adjacent parish or parish in the same
23 regional health service district. The attorney general shall determine whether
24 a conflict exists or if the coroner is unqualified, based on all available facts and
25 circumstances.
26 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
27 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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1 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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