In addition to the minimum salary provided for in Code Section 45-16-11, in any county which is the site of more than one state correctional institution or prison for adults or juveniles and which compensates the county coroner by salary, the state shall compensate the county coroner in the amount of $110.00 for each state inmate death in such county. The county coroner of such a county is authorized to accept the compensation provided in accordance with this Code section despite any local Act which requires such a coroner to send fees to the county treasury or the county governing authority.
History. Code 1981, § 45-16-11 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1159, § 17; Code 1981, § 45-16-11 .1, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2001, p. 902, § 18A.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 45-16-1. Election, Commission, Removal; Qualifications; Affidavit of Qualification
§ 45-16-2. Appointment of Coroners Where Coroners Not Elected; Filling Vacancies
§ 45-16-4. Bond Generally; Liability for Moneys Collected or Failing to Do Duties
§ 45-16-5. Additional Bond When Acting for Sheriff
§ 45-16-6. Participation in Training Course
§ 45-16-7. Appointment of Deputy Coroners; Oath, Bond, Fees, Powers, and Qualifications
§ 45-16-8. Service of Process When Sheriff Disqualified
§ 45-16-10. Furnishing Information to Out-of-State Coroners
§ 45-16-11. Compensation of County Coroners; Increases; Calculation; Supplements; Expenses
§ 45-16-11.1. Compensation of County Coroners for Inmate Deaths in State Correctional Institutions
§ 45-16-11.2. Monthly Contingent Expense Allowance for the Operation of the Office of Coroner