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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45-27-60.16
Section 45-27-60.16 Transportation of bodies. This article shall not be construed to make any
changes in funding or responsibility for existing methods of transporting bodies in Escambia
County. The Department of Forensic Sciences is assigned no additional responsibilities for
transportation of bodies pursuant to this article. (Act 97-571, p. 1010, §17.)...
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22-9A-14
Section 22-9A-14 Death registration. (a) A certificate of death for each death which occurs
in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise directed
by the State Registrar, within five days of the death and shall be registered if it has been
completed and filed in accordance with this section. (1) If the place of death is not known,
but the dead body is found in this state, the certificate of death shall be completed and
filed in accordance with this section. The county where the body is found shall be shown on
the certificate as the county of death. If the date of death is unknown, the date the dead
body was found shall be shown on the certificate as the date of death. (2) When death occurs
in a moving conveyance in the United States and the body is first removed from the conveyance
in this state, the death shall be registered in this state and the county where it is first
removed shall be considered as the county of death. When a death occurs on a...
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45-37-60.02
Section 45-37-60.02 Staffing requirements; coroner-medical examiner qualifications. (a) The
employment and compensation of all members of the staff shall be governed by any applicable
civil service law. (b) Each coroner-medical examiner shall be a physician licensed to practice
medicine in Alabama and recognized and trained in forensic medicine and pathology; provided,
however, that the county governing body may waive this requirement temporarily whenever a
vacancy exists in the position which the county governing body is seeking to fill. (Act 79-454,
p. 739, §3.)...
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22-9A-13
Section 22-9A-13 Reports of fetal death; reports of induced termination of pregnancy. (a) A
report of fetal death shall be filed with the Office of Vital Statistics, or as otherwise
directed by the State Registrar, within five days after the occurrence is known if the fetus
has advanced to, or beyond, the twentieth week of uterogestation. (1) When a fetal death occurs
in an institution, the person in charge of the institution or his or her designated representative
shall prepare and file the report. (2) When a fetal death occurs outside an institution, the
physician in attendance shall prepare and file the report. (3) When a fetal death occurs without
medical attendance, the county medical examiner, the state medical examiner, or the coroner
shall determine the cause of fetal death and shall prepare and file the report. (4) When a
fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance and the fetus is first removed from the conveyance
in this state or when a dead fetus is found in this state and...
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34-13-121
Section 34-13-121 Cremation procedures; authorization; identification of remains; records.
(a) Human remains shall not be cremated under either of the following circumstances: (1) Within
24 hours after the time of death, unless death was a result of an infectious, contagious,
or communicable disease and unless the disease is verified and the time requirement waived
by a medical examiner, county health director, county coroner, or attending physician where
the death occurred. (2) Without a completed cremation authorization form approved by the board
and signed by the authorizing agent and a completed state identification form. A copy of the
cremation authorization shall be presented with the body to the crematory before any cremation
process may be initiated. (b) All cremations of human remains performed in this state shall
be arranged through a funeral establishment licensed by the board pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Whenever a crematory is unable or unauthorized to cremate human...
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36-18-1
Section 36-18-1 Appointment; removal. There shall be a Director of the Department of Forensic
Sciences who shall be appointed by the Attorney General upon certification by the Director
of State Personnel as meeting job qualifications specified for this position in the state
service. The director may be removed by the Governor only upon such proof as would authorize
the impeachment of a district attorney under the laws of this state. (Acts 1935, No. 225,
p. 616, §2; Code 1940, T. 14, §387; Acts 1980, No. 80-591, p. 945, §1.)...
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26-14-6
Section 26-14-6 Temporary protective custody. A police officer, a law enforcement official,
or a designated employee of the State or County Department of Human Resources may take a child
into protective custody, or any person in charge of a hospital or similar institution or any
physician treating a child may keep that child in his or her custody, without the consent
of the parent or guardian, whether or not additional medical treatment is required, if the
circumstances or conditions of the child are such that continuing in his or her place of residence
or in the care and custody of the parent, guardian, custodian, or other person responsible
for the child's care presents an imminent danger to that child's life or health. However,
such official shall immediately notify the court having jurisdiction over juveniles of such
actions in taking the child into protective custody; provided, that such custody shall not
exceed 72 hours and that a court of competent jurisdiction and the...
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36-18-34
Section 36-18-34 Powers of director. (a) For the purposes of performing any of the functions,
duties, or responsibilities of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences or for the purposes
of implementing any provision of this article or to defray the costs thereof, the director
may receive, accept, expend, or utilize any and all money or property of whatever nature,
kind or description which may now or hereafter be available for such purposes. (b) For the
purposes of implementing any of the provisions of this article, or to defray the costs thereof,
the director may award loans or grants of money, equipment or personnel to public or private
non-profit corporations, associations, agencies of the State of Alabama or any political subdivision
thereof, or to state, county, or municipal law enforcement or prosecutorial or judicial agencies
upon such terms and conditions as the director may deem necessary. (c) The director may enter
into agreements with the United States of America, the...
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45-27-171
Section 45-27-171 Individuals with mental illness taken into temporary protective custody.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1)
DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Escambia County which is
authorized by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER. Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers'
Standards and Training Commission. (b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title
22, a law enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual
into protective custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual
is mentally ill and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others. (2)a. Upon placement
of an individual under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement
officer shall transport the individual to a hospital providing care...
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