RSA 611-B:11 Oath; Duty to Investigate in Medico-Legal Case.

I. Each medical examiner shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take an oath of office.
II. A medical examiner shall make investigations in medico-legal cases. A medico-legal case exists when death is pronounced or remains are found indicating that a human has died and that death is known or suspected to have resulted from:
(a) Any death known or suspected to have occurred during or as a result of any criminal act regardless of the time interval between incident and death and regardless of whether criminal violence appears to have been the immediate cause of death or a contributory factor thereto.
(b) Any death by suicide regardless of the time interval between the incident and death.
(c) Any death due to accidental or unintentional injury rega