45-27-60.03
Section 45-27-60.03 Death investigation training. The county medical examiners shall complete
eight hours of training in death investigation each year. The Department of Forensic Sciences
state medical examiners shall provide the training, or the county medical examiners may attend
other training in death investigation with prior approval of the senior medical examiner of
Region IV of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. All training shall be approved for
continuing medical education credits. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §4.)...
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26-16-99
Section 26-16-99 Duties of coroner/medical examiner. The duties of the coroner/medical examiner
shall include the following: (1) Except in locations where a county medical examiner has jurisdiction,
the coroner or a person acting in a professional capacity shall report the death of a child
by telecommunications to the medical examiner or his or her representative as soon as possible
upon discovery. (2) Upon receipt of a report of a child death, the county medical examiner
or state medical examiner shall determine whether the death appears to be unexpected/unexplained.
If the death appears to be unexpected/unexplained, the county medical examiner or state medical
examiner shall commence an investigation of the death consisting of a postmortem examination
conducted by a state or county medical examiner. Upon the recommendation of the state medical
examiner, with authorization from a district attorney, an autopsy may be conducted. A county
medical examiner may conduct an autopsy at his or...
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45-27-60.10
Section 45-27-60.10 Subpoenas. The county medical examiner, or the State Medical Examiner,
or the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences may issue subpoenas for the
production of medical documents, radiographs, tissues, fluids, or any other material thing
as may be required while investigating the death. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §11.)...
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45-27-60.15
Section 45-27-60.15 Transfer of title to property to county medical examiner and Department
of Forensic Sciences. Upon January 15, 1998, title and control of all equipment in the office
of the Escambia County Coroner shall be transferred by Escambia County to the county medical
examiner and to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. The Escambia County Commission
shall establish a Medical Examiner Fund. Thereafter, all funds previously appropriated by
the county commission to the office of coroner shall be appropriated to the Medical Examiner
Fund. The appropriation shall be in the amount agreed to between the county commission and
the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences each year, but the amount shall not be less than
the amount appropriated to the office of the coroner in the Escambia County 1997-98 fiscal
year budget. The senior state medical examiner in Region IV of the Alabama Department of Forensic
Sciences, in conjunction with the Escambia County Medical Examiner, shall...
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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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22-11C-3
Section 22-11C-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY or HEAD INJURY. Hereinafter, referred to as "head injury." An occurrence
of injury to the head that is documented in a medical record, with one or more of the following
conditions attributed to head injury: a. Observed or self-reported decreased level of consciousness.
b. Amnesia. c. Skull fracture. d. Objective neurological or neuropsychological abnormality.
e. Diagnosed intracranial lesion. f. As an occurrence of death resulting from trauma, with
head injury listed on the death certificate, autopsy report, or medical examiner's report
in the sequence of conditions that resulted in death. This definition applies to an acquired
injury to the brain. This term does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital or
degenerative disorders, nor birth trauma, but may include brain injuries caused by...
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45-28-170
Section 45-28-170 Death certificates. (a) Any Etowah County health officer or administrator
is authorized to issue an official death certificate in any case within the county, except
where an autopsy is required. Data obtained from the attending physician or funeral director
shall be kept on file for one year following the death for the purpose of issuing such death
certificate. Such certificate shall be in all particulars the same as those issued by the
State Department of Public Health in any court or for insurance purposes. Nothing in this
section shall affect any existing duty of any person to gather and transmit data to the local
registrar or to the State Health Department. (b) The county health officer shall not later
than 10 days from the date of death, make such official death certificate available to the
surviving spouse or next of kin of the deceased at a fee not greater than that charged by
the State Health Department for the same service. The county health officer shall...
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45-5-170
Section 45-5-170 Issuance; fees. (a) Any Blount County health officer or administrator is authorized
to issue an official death certificate in any case within the county, except where an autopsy
is required. Data obtained from the attending physician or funeral director shall be kept
on the file for one year following the death for the purpose of issuing such death certificate.
Such certificate shall be in all particulars the same as those issued by the State Department
of Public Health in any court or for insurance purposes. Nothing in this section shall affect
any existing duty of any person to gather and transmit data to the local registrar or to the
State Health Department. (b) The county health officer shall not later than 10 days from the
date of death, make such official death certificate available to the surviving spouse or next
of kin of the deceased at a fee not greater than that charged by the State Health Department
for the same service. The county health officer shall...
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