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45-49-171.71
Section 45-49-171.71 Admissibility of reports of death investigations. The reports of death
investigations conducted by the county medical examiner or by the Alabama Department of Forensic
Sciences, or true copies thereof duly certified by the county medical examiner or the director
of the department, are admissible in evidence in any court in Mobile County, with or without
testimony by the county medical examiner or Department of Forensic Sciences officials. Provided,
however, any person preparing a report given in evidence under this subpart may be summoned
as a witness in any civil or criminal case by either party to the cause. (Act 87-525, p. 794,
§ 12.)...
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26-16-111
Section 26-16-111 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares all the following:
(1) Protection of the health and welfare of the infants of this state is a goal of its people
and the unexpected or unexplained death of an infant is an important public health concern
that requires legislative action. (2) Death scene investigations and findings thereof can
be particularly important in accurately diagnosing the manners and causes of infant deaths.
(3) Collecting accurate data on the cause and manner of unexpected infant deaths will better
enable the state to protect infants from preventable deaths and will help reduce the incidence
of infant deaths. (Act 2011-705, p. 2184, §2.)...
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26-16-92
Section 26-16-92 State policy. It is the policy of this state that responding to unexpected/unexplained
child deaths is a state and a community responsibility and must include an accurate and complete
determination of the cause of death. (Act 97-893, p. 252, §3.)...
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45-27-60
Section 45-27-60 Office of coroner abolished. In Escambia County, Alabama, the office of coroner
is abolished and all powers, rights, and duties now or hereafter authorized, or required by
law to be performed by the coroner shall be exercised and performed by the county medical
examiner as provided for by this article. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §1.)...
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45-49-171.60
Section 45-49-171.60 Office of coroner abolished. In Mobile County, Alabama, the office of
coroner is hereby abolished and all powers, rights, and duties now or hereafter authorized
or required by law to be performed by such coroner shall be exercised and performed by the
county medical examiner as hereinafter provided for in this subpart. (Act 87-525, p. 794,
§ 1.)...
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45-49-171.69
Section 45-49-171.69 Issuance of subpoenas. While investigating a death hereunder, the county
medical examiner or the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is authorized
to issue subpoenas for the production of medical documents, radiographs, tis- sues, or fluids
as may be required by the investigation. (Act 87-525, p. 794, § 10.)...
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45-27-60.08
Section 45-27-60.08 Personal effects of deceased; notice to next of kin. The county medical
examiner and assistant medical examiners of Escambia County, or any law enforcement officer
having jurisdiction and the approval of the county medical examiner, shall take possession
of personal effects on or about the dead body and notify the next of kin in regard to the
death. The personal effects may either be retained as evidence if deemed necessary or be returned
forthwith to the next of kin. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §9.)...
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45-49-171.67
Section 45-49-171.67 Personal effects on or about body. The County Medical Examiner of Mobile
County or any law enforcement officer having jurisdiction and with the approval of the county
medical examiner shall take possession of personal effects on or about the dead body and notify
the next of kin in regard to the death. Such personal effects may be retained as evidence
if deemed necessary or forthwith be returned to the next of kin. (Act 87-525, p. 794, § 8.)...
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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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45-2-61.01
Section 45-2-61.01 Qualifications. The county coroner must have a high school education or
an equivalent degree. The county coroner prior to beginning his or her first term and all
deputy coroners prior to their first such appointment shall complete at least a 20-hour coroner's
death investigation course comparable to the standard course designed for death investigators
by the National Association of Medical Examiners. After their first year of service, all coroners
and deputy coroners shall attend not less than 20 hours of coroner's death investigation training
during each calendar year that they serve and certification made and recorded in the Probate
Office of Baldwin County. (Act 92-691, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 78, §2.)...
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