§ 45-16-24. Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; Court Ordered Medical Examiner’s Inquiry; Written Report of Inquiry
When any individual dies in any county in this state: As a result of violence; By suicide or casualty; Suddenly when in apparent good health; In any suspicious or unusual manner, with particular attention to those individuals 16 years of age and under; After birth but before seven years of age if the death is […]
§ 45-16-25. Coroner’s or County Medical Examiner’s Duties After Notice of Suspicious or Unusual Death; Embalmment; Inventory and Disposition of Deceased’s Property; Use of Deceased’s Property for Evidence; Autopsy Required
Upon receipt of the notice required by Code Section 45-16-24, the coroner or county medical examiner shall immediately take charge of the body. If a registered professional nurse, nurse practitioner, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant authorized to make a pronouncement of death under Code Section 31-10-16 or a qualified physician is not available, […]
§ 45-16-25.1. Releasing Remains of Deceased to Next of Kin; Exception
A dead body, other than skeletal remains, taken into custody under this article shall be released to the next of kin of the deceased, or to the agent of the next of kin, no later than 24 hours after the demand for release by that next of kin, or agent thereof, unless by that time […]
§ 45-16-26. Assumption of Duties by Medical Examiner in Absence of Coroner or Deputy Coroner; Signing of Death Certificates
When there is no coroner or deputy coroner in a county in which the office of coroner has not been replaced by a county medical examiner or when both are absent from the county when needed or will not or cannot perform the duties required under this article, the medical examiner shall assume the duties […]
§ 45-16-6. Participation in Training Course
During every calendar year they are in office, every coroner and deputy coroner shall be required, as a condition of continuing to serve as coroner, to take a training course approved by the Georgia Coroner’s Training Council pursuant to Code Section 45-16-66. Any coroner or deputy coroner taking the approved training course provided by the […]
§ 45-16-27. When Inquest to Be Held; Special Situations; Coroner’s Fee; Issuance of Subpoenas; Cost of Copying; Limited Disclosure of Photographs
Coroners shall require an inquest to be conducted in their respective counties as follows: When any individual dies under any circumstances specified in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a) of Code Section 45-16-24; provided, however, that an inquest shall not be required to be held, although the coroner shall be authorized to hold an […]
§ 45-15-30. Created; Assistants, Deputies, and Other Personnel; Determination of Duties, Salaries, and Promotions; Limitation on Private Practice of Law; Disclosure Requirement for Assistant Attorney General Representing Criminal Defendant
There is created a Department of Law with the Attorney General at the head thereof and with such numbers of deputy attorneys general, assistant attorneys general, special assistant attorneys general, other attorneys, paraprofessional personnel, and other employees or independent contractors as the Attorney General shall deem necessary to carry out the functions of the Attorney […]
§ 45-15-31. Appointment, Compensation, and Removal of Assistant and Deputy Attorneys General and Law Assistants
All assistant attorneys general, deputy assistant attorneys general, and law assistants shall be appointed by the Attorney General for such periods of time as he deems advisable. The compensation of all assistant attorneys general, deputy assistant attorneys general, law assistants, and other employees of the Department of Law shall be established by the Attorney General, […]
§ 45-15-32. Employment of Clerical Assistants for Department
The Attorney General as the head of the Department of Law is authorized and directed to employ such clerical assistants as may from time to time be needed. History. Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 93; Code 1933, § 40-1611.
§ 45-15-33. Employees of Department Not to Receive Remuneration of Any Kind or Reimbursement Other Than Provided by Article; Exception
Except as provided in this article, no employee of the Department of Law shall be entitled to or authorized to receive any salary, fee, compensation, or other remuneration of any type, nor shall he be entitled to the reimbursement of expenses from any other state department, agency, commission, board, authority, bureau, or any other legislative, […]