Alabama § 45-27-60.07 Autopsies or Postmortem Examinations

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-27-60.07 — Autopsies or Postmortem Examinations

Alabama § 45-27-60.07

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 27Escambia County

Art. 6Coroner

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Ala. Code § 45-27-60.07 (2026).

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(a)In compliance with the provisions of Section 36-18-2, an autopsy or postmortem examination may be performed by a state medical examiner at the written direction of the Governor, the Attorney General, a circuit judge, or the Escambia County District Attorney or his or her authorized representative in any case in which the Attorney General or the district attorney is conducting a criminal investigation.

(b)A state medical examiner may authorize an autopsy or postmortem examination, or the autopsy may be performed by a state medical examiner, when the county medical examiner suspects the death is obscure or, in his or her opinion, an autopsy is advisable and in the public interest.

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(a) In compliance with the provisions of Section 36-18-2, an autopsy or postmortem examination may be performed by a state medical examiner at the written direction of the Governor, the Attorney General, a circuit judge, or the Escambia County District Attorney or his or her authorized representative in any case in which the Attorney General or the district attorney is conducting a criminal investigation.
(b) A state medical examiner may authorize an autopsy or postmortem examination, or the autopsy may be performed by a state medical examiner, when the county medical examiner suspects the death is obscure or, in his or her opinion, an autopsy is advisable and in the public interest.