(a) There is established as a special fund the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) All funds from fees received by OCME for services provided pursuant to § 5-1404(a-1) shall be deposited in the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to support any personnel and non-personnel expenses associated with District fatality reviews, in addition to other agency expenses.
(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 1918c; as added Nov. 13, 2021, D.C. Law 24-45, § 3072(k), 68 DCR 010163.)
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 3072(k) of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 5 - Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences
Chapter 14 - Chief Medical Examiner
§ 5–1403. Supporting services and facilities
§ 5–1404. Former duties of coroner; oaths; teaching; other duties
§ 5–1405. Deaths — determinations and investigations; cremations
§ 5–1406. Deaths — Notification; penalties for noncompliance
§ 5–1406.01. Mass fatality management and response
§ 5–1407. Subpoena power for access to confidential medical records
§ 5–1408. Possession of evidence and property
§ 5–1409. Examination; further investigation and autopsy
§ 5–1410. Autopsy by pathologist other than a medical examiner
§ 5–1411. Delivery of body; expenses
§ 5–1412. Maintenance of records; annual report
§ 5–1414. Autopsies performed under court order
§ 5–1415. Tissue transplants. [Repealed]
§ 5–1416. Personnel, records, functions, and authority transferred
§ 5–1417. Regulations and fees
§ 5–1418. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Management Fund