(1) by violence, gunshot, suicide, or accident;
(2) sudden death while in apparent good health;
(3) unattended deaths, except that an autopsy may only be performed in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 26-4-9(3);
(4) under suspicious or unusual circumstances;
(5) resulting from poisoning or overdose of drugs;
(6) resulting from diseases that may constitute a threat to the public health;
(7) resulting from disease, injury, toxic effect, or unusual exertion incurred within the scope of the decedent's employment;
(8) due to sudden infant death syndrome;
(9) resulting while the decedent was in prison, jail, police custody, the state hospital, or in a detention or medical facility operated for the treatment of persons with a mental illness, persons who are emotionally disturbed, or delinquent persons;
(10) associated with diagnostic or therapeutic procedures; or
(11) described in this section when request is made to assume custody by a county or district attorney or law enforcement agency in connection with a potential homicide investigation or prosecution.
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