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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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45-27-60.06
Section 45-27-60.06 Execution of death certificate; circumstances requiring notice to
Department of Forensic Sciences. (a) After investigating a death, if the county medical examiner
or the designated assistant is satisfied that the death was not caused by criminal act or
omission and that there are no suspicious circumstances about the death, then the county medical
examiner, or designated assistant, may execute a death certificate as required by law, and
authorize release of the body for final disposition on a certificate as prescribed by the
State Health Department. (b) The county medical examiner shall contact the State Medical Examiner
of Alabama Forensic Sciences under the following circumstances: (1) If the deceased is unidentified.
(2) If the county medical examiner suspects a death was caused by a criminal act or omission.
(3) If the cause of death is obscure. (c) The State Medical Examiner shall further examine
the body, take, retain, and examine or have examined whatever...
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45-49-171.65
Section 45-49-171.65 Issuance of death certificate. If after investigating a death,
the county medical examiner or his or her designated assistant, who shall be a physician licensed
to practice medicine in Alabama, is satisfied that the death was not caused by criminal act
or omission and that there are no suspicious circumstances about the death, then the county
medical examiner, or his or her designated assistant, 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 county
medical examiner suspects a death was caused by a criminal act or omission, or if the cause
of death is obscure, he, she, or a qualified pathologist, licensed to practice medicine in
Alabama and under his or her direction, shall further examine the body and take, retain, and
examine or have examined whatever tissues, biological fluids, or other...
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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-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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45-2-61.05
Section 45-2-61.05 County coroner or state medical examiner may take charge of bodies.
While conducting a coroner's investigation of a death hereunder, the Baldwin County Coroner
or state medical examiner shall be authorized to take charge of the dead body, and he or she
or a law enforcement officer having jurisdiction may take possession and examine or have examined
related physical evidence on or about the body at the scene as may be useful in establishing
identity of the deceased or the cause, manner, and circumstances of death. The Baldwin County
Coroner is authorized to take or order the taking of certain tissues and fluids under Section
22-19-80. When a state medical examiner takes charge of a body, he or she is authorized to
take, retain, and examine or have examined whatever tissues, biological fluids, or other evidence
from the body he or she deems necessary to determine the cause, manner, and circumstances
of death and the identity of the deceased. (Act 92-691, 2nd Sp. Sess.,...
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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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34-24-360
Section 34-24-360 Restrictions, etc., on license; grounds. The Medical Licensure Commission
shall have the power and duty to suspend, revoke, or restrict any license to practice medicine
or osteopathy in the State of Alabama or place on probation or fine any licensee whenever
the licensee shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following
acts or offenses: (1) Fraud in applying for or procuring a certificate of qualification to
practice medicine or osteopathy or a license to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State
of Alabama. (2) Unprofessional conduct as defined herein or in the rules and regulations promulgated
by the commission. (3) Practicing medicine or osteopathy in such a manner as to endanger the
health of the patients of the practitioner. (4) Conviction of a felony; a copy of the record
of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive
evidence. (5) Conviction of any crime or offense which...
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15-8-150
Section 15-8-150 Contents; sufficiency; use of analogous forms. The forms of indictment
set forth in this section in all cases in which they are applicable, are sufficient,
and analogous forms may be used in other cases. (1) CAPTION, COMMENCEMENT AND CONCLUSION GENERALLY.
The State of Alabama,) Circuit court, ___ session, ___) 20___ The grand jury of said county
charge that, before the finding of this indictment, etc. (describing the offense as in the
following forms), against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama. E.F.J.,District Attorney
of the ______ circuit. (2) ADVERTISING, ETC., UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. A. B. did, contrary
to law, and subsequent to the ____ day of ____, 20__, advertise (or otherwise describing the
unlawful act) in this state for the purpose of inducing or securing subscriptions to or sales
of the capital stock of the X. Y. company (or otherwise describing the security so advertised),
which said stock (or other security) had not then...
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26-1-2
Section 26-1-2 Durable power of attorney; appointment by court of guardian, etc., subsequent
to execution of durable power of attorney; effect of death of principal upon agency relationship;
affidavit by person exercising power of attorney as to lack of knowledge of revocation, etc.;
health care power of attorney. (a) A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which
a principal designates another his or her attorney in fact or agent in writing and the writing
contains the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability, incompetency,
or incapacity of the principal" or "This power of attorney shall become effective
upon the disability, incompetency, or incapacity of the principal" or similar words showing
the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding
the principal's subsequent disability, incompetency, or incapacity. (b) All acts done by an
attorney in fact pursuant to a durable power of attorney during any...
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