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  10. Mississippi Medical Examiner Act of 1986


Mississippi Medical Examiner Act of 1986


  • § 41-61-51. Short title
  • § 41-61-53. Definitions
  • § 41-61-55. State Medical Examiner; appointment; discharge; qualifications; State Medical Examiner Advisory Council; composition and purpose
  • § 41-61-57. County medical examiner; county medical examiner investigator; qualifications; appointment of coroner pro tempore; deputy; removal
  • § 41-61-59. Report of death to medical examiner; investigation of death; compensation of chief medical examiner or investigator
  • § 41-61-61. County medical examiner to be notified of death; disturbing body at scene of death; notification to State Medical Examiner; penalty for violations; transporting body to autopsy facility
  • § 41-61-63. Duties of State Medical Examiner; completion of death certificate; medical examiner not to favor particular funeral homes
  • § 41-61-65. Autopsy; reports; immunity from liability; review of determination
  • § 41-61-67. Disinterment; costs; petition for order of exhumation
  • § 41-61-69. Disposition of body without permission of medical examiner; penalties; disposal of body at sea
  • § 41-61-75. Fees; expert witness; expenses; SIDS/Child Death Scene Investigation reports
  • § 41-61-77. Central office for Mississippi Forensics Laboratory and State Medical Examiner; use of private facilities for investigating deaths; personnel; pathologists
  • § 41-61-79. Radio system; pager/beeper; morgue or morgue facility; photographic equipment; vehicle; costs
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