Example: In the state of California ... in a suicide where the date of
death is prior to the date the body is found and their are no
witnesses, what is the legal date of death?  What is the California
state law or statute?

Place and Time of Death
Minnesota Rules, part 4601.1700 defines the place and time of death to
be recorded on the death record. The place where death is pronounced
is considered the place where death occurred. If the place of death is
unknown but the body is found in Minnesota, the place where the body
is found is considered the place of death.

If the date of death is unknown, the date the body is found is
considered the date of death. When a death occurs in a moving
conveyance and the body is first removed in Minnesota, documentation
of death must be filed in Minnesota and the place of death is
considered the place where the body is first removed from the
conveyance.

Hope this Helps

Chris Brown
President
Speedy's Cash Register, Inc.