45-49-171.77
Section 45-49-171.77 Cornea tissue transplants. (a) The medical examiner or forensic science
pathologist in Mobile County is hereby authorized to provide a cornea to any patient in need
of corneal tissue for a transplant upon request of a certified eye bank, certified by the
Eye Bank Association of America under all of the following conditions: (1) If a decedent who
may provide a suitable cornea for the transplant is under the jurisdiction of the medical
examiner or forensic science pathologist and an autopsy will be required in accordance with
state law. (2) If no objection by the next of kin is known by the medical examiner or forensic
science pathologist. (3) If the cornea for transplant will not interfere with the subsequent
course of an investigation or autopsy or will alter the postmortem facial appearance. (b)
Upon compliance with this section, the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist or
the certified eye bank shall not have any civil or criminal liability. (Act...
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45-27-60.11
Section 45-27-60.11 Immunity from civil or criminal liability. Neither the county medical examiner
nor any member of the staff, nor the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences,
nor any member of the staff or agent of the department, shall incur any civil or criminal
liability for duties performed pursuant to this article. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §12.)...
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45-27-60.14
Section 45-27-60.14 Reimbursement for services. The County Medical Examiner of Escambia County
shall be reimbursed for his or her services by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences
through a contract that shall be negotiable and renewable each year. (Act 97-571, p. 1010,
§15.)...
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45-49-171.70
Section 45-49-171.70 Immunity form civil or criminal liability. Neither the county medical
examiner nor any member of his or her staff, nor the Director of the Alabama Department of
Forensic Sciences nor any member of the department's staff or agents, shall incur any civil
or criminal liability for the proper performance of their duties under this subpart. (Act
87-525, p. 794, § 11.)...
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45-2-61.10
Section 45-2-61.10 Cost of assistance. The assistance provided by the Alabama Department of
Forensic Sciences through its state medical examiners or other scientists, employees, or agents
shall be provided without fee to Baldwin County unless otherwise provided for by the law or
agreement between the county governing body and the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.
(Act 92-691, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 78, §11.)...
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45-2-61.12
Section 45-2-61.12 No liability incurred for proper performance. Neither the Baldwin County
Coroner nor any member of his or her staff, the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic
Sciences, the state medical examiners or any member of the department's staff or agents, shall
incur any civil or criminal liability for the proper and reasonable performance of their duties
under this part. (Act 90-704, p. 1364, §12.)...
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45-27-60.02
Section 45-27-60.02 Appointment of assistant county medical examiners. The Escambia County
Medical Examiner shall appoint one or more assistant county medical examiners to assist the
investigation and certification of deaths from the list of qualified physicians provided by
the Escambia County Medical Society. Each assistant county medical examiner shall also have
approval of the senior medical examiner of Region IV and the Director of the Alabama Department
of Forensic Sciences and also shall be a contract employee of the Alabama Department of Forensic
Sciences. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §3.)...
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45-49-171.62
Section 45-49-171.62 Qualifications. The county medical examiner shall be a physician licensed
to practice medicine in Alabama and trained in anatomic and forensic pathology. Any vacancy
in the county shall be filled by appointment of the Director of the Department of Forensic
Sciences, who may waive the requirement temporarily to appoint a physician licensed to practice
medicine and trained in anatomic pathology when a vacancy exists which he or she is seeking
to fill. (Act 87-525, p. 794, § 3.)...
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36-18-2
Section 36-18-2 Duties generally; maintenance, inspection, and copying of reports of investigations
of Director of Forensic Sciences; police authority of Director of Forensic Sciences and assistants.
The duties of the director shall be to make such investigations, including any necessary autopsy,
to be performed by physicians licensed to practice medicine in Alabama and recognized and
trained in forensic medicine and pathology; provided, however, that the director may waive
this requirement temporarily whenever a medical examiner vacancy exists which he is seeking
to fill. Said investigations of unlawful, suspicious or unnatural deaths and crimes as are
ordered by the Governor, the Attorney General, any circuit judge, or any district attorney
in the State of Alabama, and the director and his staff shall cooperate with the coroners,
sheriffs and other police officers in Alabama in their investigations of crimes and deaths
from unlawful, suspicious or unnatural causes. The director shall...
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32-5A-194
Section 32-5A-194 Chemical tests; admissible as evidence; procedure for valid chemical analyses;
permits for individuals performing analyses; persons qualified to withdraw blood; presumptions
based on percent of alcohol in blood; refusal to submit; no liability for technician. (a)
Upon the trial of any civil, criminal, or quasi-criminal action or proceeding arising out
of acts alleged to have been committed by any person while driving or in actual control of
a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance, evidence of the amount
of alcohol or controlled substance in a person's blood at the alleged time, as determined
by a chemical analysis of the person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance, shall
be admissible. Where such a chemical test is made the following provisions shall apply: (1)
Chemical analyses of the person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance to be considered
valid under the provisions of this section shall have been...
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