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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11-5-31
Section 11-5-31 Alabama Coroner's Training Commission. (a) There is created the Alabama Coroner's Training Commission to be appointed as herein provided. Appointments to the commission shall be made as follows: (1) The President of the Alabama Coroner's Association shall appoint one county coroner to serve an initial term of two years. (2) The Attorney General shall appoint one district attorney to serve for an initial term of one year. (3) The Governor shall appoint one county coroner to serve for an initial term of three years. (4) The Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences shall appoint one person who is either a state medical examiner or a forensic scientist to serve for an initial term of two years. (5) The Board of Directors of the Alabama Coroner's Association shall appoint three county coroners to serve for initial terms of two years each. (b) The membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban\rural, and...
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36-30-1
Section 36-30-1 Definitions; dependents; persons eligible for compensation. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) AWARDING AUTHORITY. The State Board of Adjustment, created and existing pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 9 of Title 41. (2) COMPENSATION. The money benefits paid on account of injury or death which occurred during the course of employment or activity as a peace officer or firefighter and is in the nature of workers' compensation. (3) DEPENDENT CHILD. An unmarried child under the age of 18 years, or one over the age of 18 who is physically or mentally incapacitated from earning. (4) DIRECT AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE. Death resulting from a heart attack or stroke caused by engaging or participating in a situation while on duty involving nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical service, prison...
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11-5-34
Section 11-5-34 Deputy coroners. The coroner of each county is authorized to appoint such deputy coroners as are needed, with the prior approval of the county commission. Any appointment shall be in writing and shall be filed in the office of the coroner and the office of the judge of probate. The coroner of each county may delegate any of the powers of the office to one or more deputies who shall then have the same duties with respect thereto as has the coroner. Any act of a deputy shall be performed in the name of the coroner and signed by the deputy performing the act. A deputy coroner shall hold office during and subject to the pleasure of the coroner. Each deputy coroner, before entering the performance of the office, shall file with the judge of probate of the county the bond and oath of office required by law to be filed by the coroner. No compensation shall be paid to a deputy coroner without approval of a majority of the membership of the county commission. (Act 2006-581, p....
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45-2-61.06
Section 45-2-61.06 Responsibility to certify deaths. If after conducting a coroner's investigation of a death, the Baldwin County Coroner or the designated deputy coroner is satisfied that the death was not caused by a criminal act or omission, that there are no suspicious circumstances about the death, that the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction has no questions about the death, and that he or she knows to a reasonable certainty the cause of death, then he or she or the designated deputy coroner may execute a death certificate in the form required by law and authorize release of the body for final disposition on a certificate as prescribed by the State Health Department. If the deceased is unidentified or if the Baldwin County Coroner suspects a death was caused by a criminal act or omission or if the cause of death is obscure or if the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction has questions about the death, the coroner shall ask a medical examiner for assistance in the death...
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45-41-60
Section 45-41-60 Compensation; deputies and employees; powers and duties; office space and equipment. (a) Pursuant to Amendment 362 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the coroner serving Lee County shall receive an annual salary of seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars ($17,800) on June 1, 2001. (b) The annual salary of the chief deputy coroner shall be six thousand dollars ($6,000) on June 1, 2001. (c) The annual salaries provided for in this section shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the county treasurer and shall be paid in lieu of any other salaries heretofore provided by law for the officials. (d) The Lee County Commission may adjust the salaries, benefits, and any other compensation of the coroner and any deputy coroners by resolution. (e) The Lee County Coroner shall be entitled to a vehicle allowance in an amount to be determined by the Lee County Commission. The vehicle allowance shall be in lieu of any expense allowance. The vehicle allowance shall be...
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45-9-60
Section 45-9-60 Compensation. (a) Pursuant to Amendment No. 103 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the coroner serving Chambers County shall receive a monthly salary of seven hundred dollars ($700) effective September 1, 2003. (b) The salary provided for in this section shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the county treasury and shall be paid in lieu of any other salary heretofore provided by law for the coroner. (c) The Chambers County Coroner may appoint additional deputy coroners and other employees of the coroner's office as needed. The coroner shall provide all salaries and expenses of additional deputy coroners and other employees of the coroner's office. Any deputy coroner shall have the same qualifications as the coroner and shall serve under the supervision of the coroner and subject to the coroner's procedures for conducting death investigations and shall otherwise carry out the duties of the office of coroner at the direction of the coroner. The deputy...
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45-26-60
Section 45-26-60 Compensation. (a)(1) The Coroner of Elmore County shall receive a total compensation of seven hundred eighty-four dollars ($784) per month to be paid out of the county general fund on a monthly basis. (2) The Elmore County Commission may adjust the salary and benefits of the coroner by resolution. (3) This subsection validates salary and benefits paid to the Coroner of Elmore County retroactive to January I, 1995; however, it does not authorize payments in addition to those received by the Coroner of Elmore County prior to June 18, 1999. (b) With prior approval by the county commission, the commission is authorized to reimburse the county coroner for actual expenses incurred in the operation of his or her office and further may pay the coroner for actual mileage in an amount not to exceed the amount paid to other county employees in the performance of their duties. The provisions of this subsection shall be retroactive to January 20, 1991. (c) The coroner may appoint a...
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26-16-114
Section 26-16-114 Investigations; training; protocol and reporting forms. (a) An investigation shall be performed utilizing protocol and forms approved by the Alabama Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation (SUIDI) Team in all incidents of infant deaths. (b) All law enforcement agencies within this state are responsible to ensure that all personnel who investigate infant deaths obtain training developed by the SUIDI Team on investigation protocol and completing reporting forms. (c) All elected and appointed coroners and deputy coroners are responsible for obtaining training on investigation protocol and completing reporting forms in cases of infant deaths. (d) The training, which shall be developed by the SUIDI Team, shall include a focus on the importance of being sensitive to the grief of family members and shall be consistent with the death scene investigation protocol approved by the SUIDI Team. (e) The Alabama Department of Public Health shall be responsible for developing a...
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11-5-54
Section 11-5-54 Assistance rendered upon request for autopsy or postmortem examination. In the event an autopsy or any other postmortem examination is requested for purposes other than in the course of an investigation, the coroner shall not be responsible for the storage or transportation of the body. The coroner may provide assistance to the person or entity requesting the autopsy or any other postmortem examination if the person or entity pays all expenses incurred by the coroner prior to the services being rendered. Payment shall be made payable to the county general fund and expended as provided in Section 11-5-53. (Act 2010-542, p. 943, §5.)...
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