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Coroners shall have the right to administer oaths to persons on preliminary examinations provided for by this chapter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Code of Alabama
Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Chapter 4 - Coroners' Inquests.
Section 15-4-1 - Duty of Coroner to Take Sworn Statement on Death; Direction to Summon Jury; Service, Compensation, and Oath of Jurors.
Section 15-4-2 - Examination of Body and Report by Coroner; Postmortem, Autopsy or Internal Examination of Body and Report by Physician or Surgeon.
Section 15-4-3 - Subpoenas for Witnesses; Witnesses to Be Summoned and Examined.
Section 15-4-4 - Service of Subpoenas; Proceedings Against Defaulting Witnesses; Endorsement as Presumptive Evidence of Default.
Section 15-4-5 - Refusal of Witness to Answer Questions.
Section 15-4-6 - Right of Coroner to Administer Oaths.
Section 15-4-7 - Rendition of Verdict by Jury and Certification by Inquisition; Contents of Inquisition.
Section 15-4-8 - Return of Inquisition and Preliminary Investigation to Circuit Court; Undertaking of Witnesses to Appear in Court.
Section 15-4-9 - Issuance and Execution of Arrest Warrant for Accused; Appearance of Accused Before Judge.
Section 15-4-10 - Money and Property of Deceased to Be Delivered to County Treasurer; Exception; Disposition of Property and Proceeds Therefrom.
Section 15-4-11 - Fees of Physician or Surgeon for Postmortem, Autopsy and Internal Examinations; Recovery of Costs by County Against Estate.