§3026. Reports of death

1. Persons suspecting medical examiner case. Any person who has become becomes aware of a suspected medical examiner case shall immediately notify a law enforcement officer, medical examiner or the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. As used in this subsection, "person" has the meaning set out in section 3022, subsection 12.

2. Law enforcement officers suspecting medical examiner case. Any law enforcement officer who has become becomes aware of a suspected medical examiner case shall immediately notify a medical examiner or the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

3. Medical examiners suspecting medical examiner case. Any medical examiner who has become becomes aware of a death involving violence caused by physical injury, or in which violence physical injury is the suspected cause, shall immediately notify the Office of Chief Medical Examiner and the appropriate law enforement enforcement agency. The agency shall notify the district attorney for the district in which the body is located.

4. Cases involving or suspected of involving physical injury attributable to criminal conduct. Any law enforcement officer or medical examiner who has become becomes aware of a death involving criminal violence physical injury attributable to criminal conduct, or in which criminal violence physical injury attributable to criminal conduct is suspected, other than by motor vehicle vehicular manslaughter, in addition to complying with the notification requirements in subsection 3, shall immediately notify the Attorney General and the Chief Medical Examiner.

Sec. 13. 22 MRSA §3027, as repealed and replaced by PL 1979, c. 538, §7, is amended to read:

§3027. Procedure at scene of death

1. Movement or alteration of body prohibited. Except as otherwise provided in this section:

A. In any medical examiner case no a person shall may not move or alter the body or any objects at the scene of death prior to the arrival, or without the express authorization, of the medical examiner or Office of the Chief Medical Examiner;