15-4-2
Section 15-4-2 Examination of body and report by coroner; postmortem, autopsy or internal examination
of body and report by physician or surgeon. (a) When a coroner has been informed that a person
is dead in the county and that such person died without being attended or examined by a legally
qualified physician, the coroner shall forthwith proceed to the place where the dead person
is lying, examine the dead body to ascertain the cause of death and report same in the same
manner as inquests are reported. (b) When a coroner is unable to determine the cause of death,
he may summon any physician or surgeon, who shall make an external postmortem examination
of the dead body and report his opinion of the cause of death to the coroner in writing. (c)
If the surgeon or physician is unable to determine the cause of death from an external postmortem
examination and the coroner has reasonable cause to believe that deceased came to his death
by unlawful means, the coroner may in such cases order...
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22-19-182
Section 22-19-182 Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction
of coroner or medical examiner. (a) Upon request of a procurement organization, a coroner
or medical examiner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact information,
and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction
of the coroner or medical examiner. Specific operational details regarding visitation, referral
methods, recovery logistics, and efforts to minimize interruptions to the operations of the
coroner and/or medical examiner will be established in the protocols referenced in Section
22-19-181 (d). Section 164.512 of the Health Information Portability and Protection Act, enacted
1996, specifies that a covered entity may use or disclose protected health information to
organ procurement organizations or other entities engaged in the procurement, banking, or
transplantation of cadaveric organs, eyes, or tissues for the...
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45-43-60
Section 45-43-60 Compensation; expense allowances. (a) In Lowndes County, the coroner shall
be entitled to receive remuneration in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15) in each case for
holding an inquest, when ordered by the judge of a court of record or for investigation and
certification of the cause of death when no jury is summoned or postmortem examination made
by a physician or surgeon as provided by Section 12-19-193. In addition to the amounts listed
herein, the coroner shall receive an expense allowance in the amount of four hundred dollars
($400) per month. The compensation provided for by this subsection shall be paid from the
county general fund. The expense allowance provided by this subsection shall be in addition
to any other compensation or expense allowance provided by law. (b)(1) In Lowndes County,
the coroner shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of
ten dollars ($10) per body examined to be paid out of the county general fund. This...
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12-19-193
Section 12-19-193 Fees for inquest; fees, etc., for postmortem examinations; payment of fees
to coroners for services rendered in discharging duties of sheriff. (a) Fees for holding inquest
shall be paid out of the county treasury, when the inquest has been held under the order of
a judge of a court of record or district attorney, and such fees must be also certified by
the coroner to the clerk of the circuit court of the county and must be taxed as costs against
any person who is convicted for killing the person on whose body the inquest was held and
be collected like other costs in criminal cases and, when collected in cases in which the
county has paid the same, shall be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the county
and, in other cases, to the coroner. (b) No fees shall be paid for an inquest when it is publicly
known before the jury is summoned who caused the death of the deceased or when the slayer
has been arrested for the homicide; but, in such case, if the immediate...
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45-34-60
Section 45-34-60 Remuneration. In Henry County, the coroner shall be entitled to receive remuneration
in the amount of fifty dollars ($50) in each case for holding an inquest, when ordered by
the judge of a court of record or for investigation and certification of the cause of death
when no jury is summoned or postmortem examination made by a physician or surgeon as provided
by Section 12-19-193; provided, however, the remuneration shall not be less than two hundred
dollars ($200) per month. In addition to the amounts listed herein, the coroner shall receive
travel expenses in such an amount as may be set by the county commission in going to and returning
from each such investigation. The compensation provided for by this section shall be paid
from the county general fund. (Act 90-434, p. 598, §1.)...
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22-9A-16
Section 22-9A-16 Authorization for final disposition. (a) The funeral director or person acting
as the funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body shall, prior to final disposition
of the body, or prior to removal of the dead body from the state, obtain authorization for
final disposition of the body or removal of the body from the state. The completion of the
medical certification of cause of death on the death certificate by the physician, county
medical examiner, state medical examiner, or coroner shall constitute authorization. If the
body is to be cremated or buried at sea, additional authorization shall be obtained from the
county medical examiner, state medical examiner, or coroner. (b) With the consent of the physician,
county medical examiner, state medical examiner, or coroner who is to certify the cause of
death, a dead body may be moved from the place of death for the purpose of being prepared
for final disposition. Prior to removing a dead body from the place...
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12-19-192
Section 12-19-192 Coroners generally. (a) Coroners shall be entitled to the following fees:
(1) For going to and returning from the place where he holds an inquest, for each mile traveled
..... $.06 (2) For holding an inquest, when ordered by a judge of a court of record or by
the district attorney ..... 7.50 (3) For summoning a jury on inquest ..... 1.00 (4) For each
subpoena ..... .25 (5) For each warrant of arrest ..... .50 (6) For each bond or undertaking
returned to court ..... .50 (7) For investigation and certification of the cause of death
when no jury is summoned or postmortem examination made by a physician or surgeon as provided
in Section 12-19-193, $.06 for each mile traveled in going and returning, and $7.50 to be
paid from the county treasury. (8) For all services performed when discharging the duty of
the sheriff in cases authorized by law, the same fees that were allowed the sheriff for similar
services on December 18, 1973. (b) In no event shall the coroner be...
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22-19-161
Section 22-19-161 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Adult" means an individual who
is at least 18 years of age. (2) "Agent" means an individual: (A) authorized to
make health care decisions on the principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health care;
or (B) expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on the principal's behalf by any other
record signed by the principal. (3) "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or
part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation,
therapy, research, or education. (4) "Coroner" means an elected or appointed official
who determines, with the assistance of other forensic scientists and investigators, the cause,
manner, and circumstances surrounding death. (5) "Decedent" means a deceased individual
whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term includes a stillborn
infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than this article, a fetus. (6) "Disinterested...

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22-9A-14
Section 22-9A-14 Death registration. (a) A certificate of death for each death which occurs
in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed
by the State Registrar, within five days of the death and shall be registered if it has been
completed and filed in accordance with this section. (1) If the place of death is not known,
but the dead body is found in this state, the certificate of death shall be completed and
filed in accordance with this section. The county where the body is found shall be shown on
the certificate as the county of death. If the date of death is unknown, the date the dead
body was found shall be shown on the certificate as the date of death. (2) When death occurs
in a moving conveyance in the United States and the body is first removed from the conveyance
in this state, the death shall be registered in this state and the county where it is first
removed shall be considered as the county of death. When a death occurs on a...
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45-2-61.04
Section 45-2-61.04 Postmortem examination and autopsies. When the Baldwin County Coroner determines
a death under investigation is one described in Section 45-2-61.03, the coroner may, and upon
request, shall be assisted by a state medical examiner in the Alabama Department of Forensic
Sciences, as necessary, to help determine the cause and manner of death or to provide other
information to the coroner or investigating law enforcement agency. The state medical examiner
may upon request, assist by reviewing the coroner's case file and the circumstances of the
death, by conducting an external examination of the body, or by conducting an autopsy on the
body under the following circumstances: (1) An autopsy or postmortem examination shall be
performed by a state medical examiner at the written direction of the district attorney or
his or her authorized representative in any case in which the district attorney is conducting
a criminal investigation. (2) In a death where the Baldwin County...
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