Alabama Statutes
§ 45-2-61.09 — Duty to Notify Next of Kin and Account for Personal Effects
Alabama § 45-2-61.09
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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 45-2-61.09 (2026).
Text
The county coroner or any law enforcement officer having jurisdiction and with approval of the county coroner shall take possession of personal effects on or about the dead body and ascertain that the next of kin is notified in regard to the death. Such personal effects may:
(1)Be retained as evidence if deemed necessary, or (2) forthwith be returned to the next of kin.
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Legislative History
(Act 92-691, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 78, §10.)
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Alabama § 45-2-61.09, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/al/45-2-61.09.