Georgia Code
Article 2 - Death Investigations
§ 45-16-23. Delegation of Power by Coroner or County Medical Examiner; Qualifications of Those Authorized to Perform Examinations

Georgia Code

Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees

Chapter 16 - Coroners

Article 2 - Death Investigations

§ 45-16-20. Short Title

§ 45-16-21. Definitions

§ 45-16-22. Medical Examiners’ Inquiries — Facilities, Persons Authorized to Perform Inquiries, Payment of Fees, Jurisdiction, and Clerical and Secretarial Assistance

§ 45-16-23. Delegation of Power by Coroner or County Medical Examiner; Qualifications of Those Authorized to Perform Examinations

§ 45-16-24. Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; Court Ordered Medical Examiner’s Inquiry; Written Report of Inquiry

§ 45-16-25. Coroner’s or County Medical Examiner’s Duties After Notice of Suspicious or Unusual Death; Embalmment; Inventory and Disposition of Deceased’s Property; Use of Deceased’s Property for Evidence; Autopsy Required

§ 45-16-25.1. Releasing Remains of Deceased to Next of Kin; Exception

§ 45-16-26. Assumption of Duties by Medical Examiner in Absence of Coroner or Deputy Coroner; Signing of Death Certificates

§ 45-16-27. When Inquest to Be Held; Special Situations; Coroner’s Fee; Issuance of Subpoenas; Cost of Copying; Limited Disclosure of Photographs

§ 45-16-27.1. Medical Examination of Unexpected or Unexplained Death of Person Under Seven Years of Age

§ 45-16-28. Performance of Autopsy When Not Required Under Code Section 45-16-24

§ 45-16-29. Removal of Body Generally

§ 45-16-30. Transport of Body Across State Line

§ 45-16-31. Authorization of Removal of Body for Convenience of Examination; Investigation of Premises Before Removal

§ 45-16-32. Report of Examination and Investigation; Maintenance of Copies; Verification of Foul Play by Forensic Laboratory; Transmittal of Copies of Reports to District Attorneys

§ 45-16-33. Coroner to Make Inquest Upon Completion of Examination and Verification

§ 45-16-34. Issuance of Subpoenas; Administration of Oath to Witnesses

§ 45-16-35. Coroner to Require Material Witnesses to Enter Into Recognizance; Petition for Issuance of Warrant for Arrest of Suspected Person

§ 45-16-36. Impaneling of Jury to Hold Inquest; Compensation of Jurors

§ 45-16-37. When Jury to Be Impaneled; Jury Not Required to View Body

§ 45-16-38. Issuance of Precept to Sheriff to Summon Inquest Jury; Form

§ 45-16-39. Oath for Foreperson and Jury of Inquest

§ 45-16-40. Coroner’s Charge to Jury; Power of Jury

§ 45-16-41. Defaulting Juror to Be Fined by Coroner

§ 45-16-42. Offering in Evidence of Results of Examination

§ 45-16-44. Disposition of Bodies After Examination and Inquest; Payment of Burial Expenses From Deceased’s Estate

§ 45-16-45. Authority of Coroners and Medical Examiners to Disinter Bodies

§ 45-16-46. Obtaining Blood Sample When Person Unable to Consent; Analysis of Blood Specimens; Certified Report

§ 45-16-47. Penalty for Violation of Article

§ 45-16-48. Coroner’s Employment of Court Reporter

§ 45-16-49. Fees

§ 45-16-50. Providing Biological Substances to Canine Instructors or Schools

§ 45-16-51. Interment of Unidentified Human Remains; Disinterment for Identification