Alabama § 45-49-171.71 Admissibility of Reports of Death Investigations

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-49-171.71 — Admissibility of Reports of Death Investigations

Alabama § 45-49-171.71

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 49Mobile County

Art. 17Health and Environment

Part 2Health

Subpart 4Medical Examiner

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Ala. Code § 45-49-171.71 (2026).

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The reports of death investigations conducted by the county medical examiner or by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, or true copies thereof duly certified by the county medical examiner or the director of the department, are admissible in evidence in any court in Mobile County, with or without testimony by the county medical examiner or Department of Forensic Sciences officials. Provided, however, any person preparing a report given in evidence under this subpart may be summoned as a witness in any civil or criminal case by either party to the cause.

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The reports of death investigations conducted by the county medical examiner or by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, or true copies thereof duly certified by the county medical examiner or the director of the department, are admissible in evidence in any court in Mobile County, with or without testimony by the county medical examiner or Department of Forensic Sciences officials. Provided, however, any person preparing a report given in evidence under this subpart may be summoned as a witness in any civil or criminal case by either party to the cause.