Minnesota HF5124 modifies procedures and training for handling potentially suspicious deaths involving domestic violence.

Minnesota HF5124 modifies procedures and training related to the treatment of potentially suspicious deaths involving domestic violence. Law enforcement agencies must investigate suicides, accidental deaths, or overdoses to determine if the decedent had a history of domestic violence. Medical examiners and coroners must receive training on identifying and investigating domestic violence-related suspicious deaths, including staged or concealed homicide indicators.

Minnesota HF5124 modifies procedures and training for handling potentially suspicious deaths involving domestic violence.

Minnesota HF5124 modifies procedures and training related to the treatment of potentially suspicious deaths involving domestic violence. Law enforcement agencies must investigate suicides, accidental deaths, or overdoses to determine if the decedent had a history of domestic violence. Medical examiners and coroners must receive training on identifying and investigating domestic violence-related suspicious deaths, including staged or concealed homicide indicators.