South Carolina Statutes
§ 17-5-510 — Duties of coroner and medical examiner.
In counties which have both a coroner and a medical examiner:
(1)the coroner has the ultimate responsibility for carrying out the duties required by this article;
(2)the medical examiner's duties must be specified in an annual written contract between the county governing body and the medical examiner.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 73, SECTION 1; 2023 Act No. 66 (H.3691), SECTION 3, eff May 19, 2023. Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 66, SECTION 3, reenacted the section with no apparent change.