Section 102870 Of Article 3. Responsibility Of Coroner From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 102. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 3.
102870
. (a) In deaths investigated by the coroner or medical
examiner where he or she is unable to establish the identity of the
body or human remains by visual means, fingerprints, or other
identifying data, the coroner or medical examiner may have a
qualified dentist, as determined by the coroner or medical examiner,
carry out a dental examination of the body or human remains. If the
coroner or medical examiner with the aid of the dental examination
and other identifying findings is still unable to establish the
identity of the body or human remains, he or she shall prepare and
forward the dental examination records to the Department of Justice
on forms supplied by the Department of Justice for that purpose.
(b) The Department of Justice shall act as a repository or
computer center, or both, with respect to dental examination records
and the final report of investigation specified in Section 27521 of
the Government Code. The Department of Justice shall compare the
dental examination records and the final report of investigation, if
applicable, to records filed with the Violent Crime Information
Center (Title 12 (commencing with Section 14200) of Part 4 of the
Penal Code), shall determine which scoring probabilities are the
highest for purposes of identification, and shall submit the
information to the coroner or medical examiner who submitted the
dental examination records and the final report of investigation, if
applicable.