The county medical examiner and assistant medical examiners of Escambia County, or any law enforcement officer having jurisdiction and the approval of the county medical examiner, shall take possession of personal effects on or about the dead body and notify the next of kin in regard to the death. The personal effects may either be retained as evidence if deemed necessary or be returned forthwith to the next of kin.
Structure Code of Alabama
Section 45-27-60 - Office of Coroner Abolished.
Section 45-27-60.01 - County Medical Examiner.
Section 45-27-60.02 - Appointment of Assistant County Medical Examiners.
Section 45-27-60.03 - Death Investigation Training.
Section 45-27-60.04 - Duty to Investigate Certain Deaths.
Section 45-27-60.05 - Medical Examiner's Investigative Authority.
Section 45-27-60.07 - Autopsies or Postmortem Examinations.
Section 45-27-60.08 - Personal Effects of Deceased; Notice to Next of Kin.
Section 45-27-60.09 - Persons in County Having Knowledge of Certain Deaths.
Section 45-27-60.10 - Subpoenas.
Section 45-27-60.11 - Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability.
Section 45-27-60.12 - Death Investigation Reports.
Section 45-27-60.13 - Duties of Medical Examiner.
Section 45-27-60.14 - Reimbursement for Services.