Medical Examiner Act of 1986

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  5. Medical Examiner Act of 1986

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Section
41-61-51

Short title

Section
41-61-53

Definitions

Section
41-61-55

State Medical Examiner; appointment; discharge; qualifications; State Medical Examiner Advisory Council; composition and purpose

Section
41-61-57

County medical examiner; county medical examiner investigator; qualifications; appointment of coroner pro tempore; deputy; removal

Section
41-61-59

Report of death to medical examiner; investigation of death; compensation of chief medical examiner or investigator

Section
41-61-60

Repealed

Section
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

Section
41-61-63

Duties of State Medical Examiner; completion of death certificate; medical examiner not to favor particular funeral homes

Section
41-61-65

Autopsy; reports; immunity from liability; review of determination

Section
41-61-67

Disinterment; costs; petition for order of exhumation

Section
41-61-69

Disposition of body without permission of medical examiner; penalties; disposal of body at sea

Section
41-61-71

Repealed

Section
41-61-73

Repealed

Section
41-61-75

Fees; expert witness; expenses; SIDS/Child Death Scene Investigation reports

Section
41-61-77

Central office for Mississippi Forensics Laboratory and State Medical Examiner; use of private facilities for investigating deaths; personnel; pathologists

Section
41-61-79

Radio system; pager/beeper; morgue or morgue facility; photographic equipment; vehicle; costs