HB 937 — An Act amending Title 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in coroner, further providing for fees for reports.

PRINTER'S NO.    1003

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 937
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, CERRATO, FREEMAN, KENYATTA,
        MADDEN, PIELLI, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, MALAGARI, INGLIS AND KHAN,
        MARCH 17, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in coroner, further providing for fees for reports.
 3      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 4   hereby enacts as follows:
 5      Section 1.    Section 13952 of Title 16 of the Pennsylvania
 6   Consolidated Statutes, added May 8, 2024 (P.L.50, No.14), is
 7   amended to read:
 8   § 13952.    Fees for reports.
 9      [The] (a)    Fees generally.--Except as provided in subsection
10   (b), the coroner shall charge and collect a fee of $500 for an
11   autopsy report, $100 for a toxicology report, $100 for an
12   inquisition or coroner's report, $50 for a cremation or
13   disposition authorization and other fees as may be established
14   for other reports or documents requested by nongovernmental
15   agencies in order to investigate a claim asserted under a policy
16   of insurance or to determine liability for the death of the
17   deceased.
 1      (b)   Fees for next-of-kin and guardian of deceased.--The
 2   coroner may charge and collect a fee of not more than $100 for
 3   an autopsy report, $50 for a toxicology report and $50 for an
 4   inquisition or coroner's report requested by the spouse, child,
 5   parent, guardian or sibling of the deceased.
 6      (c)   Accounting for and use of fees collected.--The fees
 7   collected under this section shall be accounted for and paid to
 8   the county treasurer in accordance with section 14960 (relating
 9   to receipts and accounts of money due county) and shall be used
10   to defray the expenses involved in the county complying with the
11   training of coroners or coroner office personnel, as may be
12   required or authorized under this part or any other act.
13      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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