45-49-171.64
Section 45-49-171.64 Authority of medical examiner in death investigations. While investigating
a death hereunder, the County Medical Examiner of Mobile County shall be authorized to take
charge of the dead body, and he, she, or a law enforcement officer having jurisdiction, or
the medical examiner's legal designee, 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, or both. The county medical
examiner shall examine the body and 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 87-525,
p. 794, § 5.)...
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45-27-60.05
Section 45-27-60.05 Medical examiner's investigative authority. While investigating a death
pursuant to this article, the County Medical Examiner of Escambia County shall be authorized
to take charge of the dead body, and the medical examiner or a law enforcement officer having
jurisdiction, or the legal designee of the medical examiner, 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 county medical examiner shall examine the body externally and take, retain, and examine
or have examined whatever 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 97-571, p. 1010, §6.)...
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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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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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45-37-60.08
Section 45-37-60.08 Investigative powers of coroner-medical examiner. In investigating a death
hereunder, the coroner-medical examiner shall be authorized to take charge of the dead body,
to investigate the circumstances of the death, to conduct or have conducted an autopsy, and
whether or not there is an autopsy, to take and retain whatever tissues and biological samples,
including blood or urine, or both, as he or she deems necessary from the body of a person
which he or she deems necessary to establish the cause and manner of such person's death,
and to take possession of any object or article which in his or her opinion would be useful
in establishing the identity of the deceased or the cause and manner of death, or both. (Act
79-454, p. 739, §9.)...
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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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34-13-121
unless the cremation container is metal and the authorizing agent has been informed in writing
that the crematory does not cremate metal containers. (e) A cremation container shall be all
of the following: a. Composed of readily combustible materials suitable for cremation. b.
Able to be closed in order to provide a complete covering for the human remains. c. Resistant
to leakage or spillage. d. Rigid enough for handling with ease. e. Able to provide protection
for the health, safety, and personal integrity of crematory personnel. f. Equipped
with a covering that clearly identifies the name and date of death of the decedent. (f) It
shall be disclosed to the family member serving as the authorizing agent that he or she, or
his or her designee, may witness the transportation of the human remains to be cremated to
the crematory. Every funeral establishment performing cremation services that prohibits relatives
or the responsible party from viewing the cremation process shall disclose...
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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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22-19-161
assistant by the State Board of Medical Examiners to remove or process a part. (35) "Technician"
means an individual determined to be qualified to remove or process parts by an appropriate
organization that is licensed, accredited, or regulated under federal or state law. The term
includes an enucleator. (36) "Tissue" means a portion of the human body other than
an organ or an eye. The term does not include blood unless the blood is donated for the purpose
of research or education. (37) "Tissue bank" means a person that is licensed, accredited,
or regulated under federal or state law to engage in the recovery, screening, testing, processing,
storage, or distribution of tissue. (38) "Transplant hospital" means a hospital
that furnishes organ transplants and other medical and surgical specialty services required
for the care of transplant patients. (39) "Will" means a disposition of real and
personal property to take effect after the death of a testator. (Act 2008-453, p. 867,
§1.)...
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