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Reports of investigations made by the Chief Medical Examiner, his assistants or medical examiners, and the records and certified reports of autopsies made under the authority of Title 32.1, shall be received as evidence<\/span> in any court<\/span> or other proceeding, and copies of photographs, laboratory findings<\/span> and reports in the office of the Chief Medical Examiner or any medical examiner, when duly attested by the Chief Medical Examiner or an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, shall be received as evidence<\/span> in any court<\/span> or other proceeding for any purpose for which the original could be received without proof of the official character or the person<\/span> whose name is signed thereto.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTS BY CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER RECEIVED AS EVIDENCE (\u00a7 8.01-390.2)\n\nReports of investigations made by the Chief Medical Examiner, his assistants or\nmedical examiners, and the records and certified reports of autopsies made under\nthe authority of Title 32.1, shall be received as evidence in any court or other\nproceeding, and copies of photographs, laboratory findings and reports in the\noffice of the Chief Medical Examiner or any medical examiner, when duly attested\nby the Chief Medical Examiner or an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner, shall be\nreceived as evidence in any court or other proceeding for any purpose for which\nthe original could be received without proof of the official character or the\nperson whose name is signed thereto.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 459.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}