Section 11-5-50 Transportation of body to forensic science laboratory; storage of body. Except where there is an agreement or local law which provides otherwise, the coroner shall be responsible for carrying out the duties required for proper transportation of a body to a forensic sciences laboratory for the purpose of performing an autopsy or any […]
Section 11-5-51 Reimbursement of expenses. The actual expenses incurred by the coroner in performing the duties set out herein shall be reimbursed as follows: If the autopsy or any other postmortem examination is ordered as provided in Section 36-18-2, the costs incurred for storage and transportation of the body to a facility operated by the […]
Section 11-5-52 Itemization of expenses; statement. (a) To obtain reimbursement of expenses as authorized in this article, the coroner shall itemize the necessary expenses incurred for the storage of the body prior to transportation and for transportation of the body from its location to the designated forensic sciences laboratory and transportation from the designated forensics […]
Section 11-5-53 Payments. All payments remitted under this article shall be paid into the county general fund and expended only for expenses related to the storage and transportation of bodies for purposes of autopsy or any other postmortem examination as provided in this article. The coroner shall be responsible for providing the county commission itemized […]
Section 11-5-54 Assistance rendered upon request for autopsy or postmortem examination. In the event an autopsy or any other postmortem examination is requested for purposes other than in the course of an investigation, the coroner shall not be responsible for the storage or transportation of the body. The coroner may provide assistance to the person […]
