Section 52.213b – Coroner; Transfer of Records.
52.213b Coroner; transfer of records. Sec. 13b. All records, files and other papers belonging to any coroner in any such county shall be turned over to the county medical examiner of the proper county and shall be continued as a part of the records and files of the county medical examiner. History: Add. 1969, Act […]
Section 52.201f – County Medical Examiner and Deputies; Removal.
52.201f County medical examiner and deputies; removal. Sec. 1f. The county board of supervisors shall remove from office any county medical examiner or upon request of the county medical examiner any deputy county medical examiner, after hearing, who fails to discharge properly the duties of his office. In counties having a civil service system, the […]
Section 52.213c – County Health Officer; Designation as County Medical Examiner.
52.213c County health officer; designation as county medical examiner. Sec. 13c. Any county having a county health officer appointed under the provisions of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, being sections 327.201 to 327.208a of the Compiled Laws of 1948, may designate the county health officer as medical examiner. History: […]
Section 52.202 – Investigation by County Medical Examiner as to Cause and Manner of Death; Prisoners; Medical Records, Papers, or Documents; Exemption From Disclosure; Definitions.
52.202 Investigation by county medical examiner as to cause and manner of death; prisoners; medical records, papers, or documents; exemption from disclosure; definitions. Sec. 2. (1) A county medical examiner or deputy county medical examiner shall investigate the cause and manner of death of an individual under each of the following circumstances: (a) The individual […]
Section 52.214, 52.215 – Repealed. 1969, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1969.
52.214, 52.215 Repealed. 1969, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1969. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed sections fixed effective date and referendum for abolition of office of coroner and creation of office of medical examiner.
Section 52.203 – Notice to County Medical Examiner by Physician or Individual With Knowledge of Certain Deaths; Knowledge That 2 or More Individuals Involved Were Same Age, Sex, Height, Weight, Hair Color, Eye Color, and Race; Notice Not Required; Review by Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Death Review Team; Disclosure.
52.203 Notice to county medical examiner by physician or individual with knowledge of certain deaths; knowledge that 2 or more individuals involved were same age, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and race; notice not required; review by elderly and vulnerable adult death review team; disclosure. Sec. 3. (1) Except as otherwise provided in […]
Section 52.216 – Coroners; Completion of Term After Effective Date of Act.
52.216 Coroners; completion of term after effective date of act. Sec. 16. In all counties a coroner upon the effective date of this amendatory act, the coroner may complete the term for which he was elected. History: Add. 1969, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1969
Section 52.204 – Violent, Unexpected or Medically Unattended Deaths; Removal of Body, Notice; Violation of Section, Penalty.
52.204 Violent, unexpected or medically unattended deaths; removal of body, notice; violation of section, penalty. Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any funeral director, embalmer or other person to remove the body from the place where death occurred, or to prepare the body for burial or shipment, when such funeral director, embalmer or other […]
Section 52.205 – Notice of Body; Manner of Death; Removal of Body to Morgue; Investigation; Designation and Duties of Medical Examiner Investigator; List of Investigators and Qualifications; Autopsy; Ascertaining Identity of Decedent and Notifying Next of Kin; Impossible Identification or Knowledge That 2 Individuals Share Same Attributes; Records; Disposition of Body; Retention of Portion of Body.
52.205 Notice of body; manner of death; removal of body to morgue; investigation; designation and duties of medical examiner investigator; list of investigators and qualifications; autopsy; ascertaining identity of decedent and notifying next of kin; impossible identification or knowledge that 2 individuals share same attributes; records; disposition of body; retention of portion of body. Sec. […]
Section 52.205a – Sudden Death, Cause Unknown, of Child Under Age of 2 Years; Report; Request for Autopsy; Notice of Results; Costs; Rules.
52.205a Sudden death, cause unknown, of child under age of 2 years; report; request for autopsy; notice of results; costs; rules. Sec. 5a. (1) When a child under the age of 2 years dies within this state under circumstances of sudden death, cause unknown, or found dead, cause unknown, that death shall be immediately reported […]