THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-191 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2022. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING.
(a) In Lowndes County, the coroner shall be entitled to receive remuneration in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15) in each case for holding an inquest, when ordered by the judge of a court of record or for investigation and certification of the cause of death when no jury is summoned or postmortem examination made by a physician or surgeon as provided by Section 12-19-193. In addition to the amounts listed herein, the coroner shall receive an expense allowance in the amount of four hundred dollars ($400) per month. The compensation provided for by this subsection shall be paid from the county general fund. The expense allowance provided by this subsection shall be in addition to any other compensation or expense allowance provided by law.
(b)(1) In Lowndes County, the coroner shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of ten dollars ($10) per body examined to be paid out of the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided by law.
(2) In addition, the coroner shall be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) per year for supplies related to the performance of official duties.
(c) In Lowndes County, the coroner shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25) per body examined to be paid out of the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided by law.
(d) In Lowndes County, the coroner shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of fifty dollars ($50) per body examined, to be paid out of the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided by law.
(e) In Lowndes County, the coroner shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of fifty dollars ($50) per body examined, to be paid out of the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided by law.