The county coroner or any law enforcement officer having jurisdiction and with approval of the county coroner shall take possession of personal effects on or about the dead body and ascertain that the next of kin is notified in regard to the death. Such personal effects may: (1) Be retained as evidence if deemed necessary, or (2) forthwith be returned to the next of kin.
Structure Code of Alabama
Section 45-2-61 - Coroner's Investigation.
Section 45-2-61.01 - Qualifications.
Section 45-2-61.02 - Limitation of Coroner's Investigation.
Section 45-2-61.04 - Postmortem Examination and Autopsies.
Section 45-2-61.05 - County Coroner or State Medical Examiner May Take Charge of Bodies.
Section 45-2-61.06 - Responsibility to Certify Deaths.
Section 45-2-61.07 - Hospital and Medical Records.
Section 45-2-61.08 - Duty to Report Deaths; Alteration of Body Evidence Prohibited.
Section 45-2-61.09 - Duty to Notify Next of Kin and Account for Personal Effects.
Section 45-2-61.10 - Cost of Assistance.
Section 45-2-61.11 - Reports as Evidence.
Section 45-2-61.12 - No Liability Incurred for Proper Performance.