CA AB2372

Prohibits disclosure of autopsy reports, toxicology reports, coroner's registers, and other postmortem examination records, with limited exceptions for criminal justice agencies and authorized individuals.

Allows disclosure to the decedent's next of kin, personal representative, or immediate family members (parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or domestic partner) after criminal investigation completion, upon providing a declaration under penalty of perjury, valid identification, and death certificate.

Permits disclosure to child and elder fatality review panels, treating physicians, insurance companies with relevant policies, and federal/state agencies with authority to investigate deaths from specific types of injuries or illnesses.

Requires coroners and medical examiners to make public only basic information upon request: the decedent's name, age, gender, race, date and place of death, and cause and manner of death.

Provides that coroners and medical examiners shall not be personally liable for monetary damages for acts or omissions in compliance with this section.