Montana Statutes
§ 44-3-201 — State Chief Medical Examiner
44-3-201 . State chief medical examiner. A state chief medical examiner must be appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the attorney general. The state chief medical examiner must be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Montana and must be board-certified in forensic pathology. Once appointed, the state chief medical examiner is supervised by the director of the laboratory of criminalistics. Medical examiners must be free from undue personal, professional, or political influences as they objectively pursue and report the facts and opinions of their death investigations.
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Legislative History
En. 82-429 by Sec. 3, Ch. 530, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82-429(part); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 503, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 689, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 194, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 123, L. 2021.
Nearby Sections
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§ 44-3-101
Short Title§ 44-3-102
Purpose§ 44-3-103
Repealed§ 44-3-104
Functions Of Department§ 44-3-105
Authority To Accept Grants§ 44-3-201
State Chief Medical Examiner§ 44-3-202
Repealed§ 44-3-205
Deputy State Medical Examiner§ 44-3-206
Through 44-3-210 Reserved§ 44-3-212
Repealed§ 44-3-213
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