Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-4 - Office of State Medical Examiners

Section 23-4-1. - Definitions. - § 23-4-1. Definitions. (a) “Assistant medical examiner” means a duly...

Section 23-4-2. - Establishment of office. - § 23-4-2. Establishment of office. (a) There is established in...

Section 23-4-3. - Functions. - § 23-4-3. Functions. The office of state medical examiners shall...

Section 23-4-3.1. - Immunity. - § 23-4-3.1. Immunity. No member of the multidisciplinary teams shall...

Section 23-4-4. - Jurisdiction. - § 23-4-4. Jurisdiction. The office of state medical examiners shall...

Section 23-4-4.1. - Procedure for performance of autopsies against a family’s religious beliefs. - § 23-4-4.1. Procedure for performance of autopsies against a family’s...

Section 23-4-5. - Chief medical examiner — Assistants and other staff. - § 23-4-5. Chief medical examiner — Assistants and other staff....

Section 23-4-6. - State medical examiners commission. - § 23-4-6. State medical examiners commission. (a) There is established...

Section 23-4-7. - Reporting of certain deaths required — Violations — Penalties. - § 23-4-7. Reporting of certain deaths required — Violations —...

Section 23-4-8. - Procedure for investigation of deaths. - § 23-4-8. Procedure for investigation of deaths. (a) When the...

Section 23-4-9. - Deaths in public places. - § 23-4-9. Deaths in public places. In the event that...

Section 23-4-10. - Disposition of deceased bodies. - § 23-4-10. Disposition of deceased bodies. (a) The office of...

Section 23-4-11. - Effects and property of deceased. - § 23-4-11. Effects and property of deceased. An agent of...

Section 23-4-12. - Compensation for recovery of body from water. - § 23-4-12. Compensation for recovery of body from water. When...

Section 23-4-13. - Establishment of fees. - § 23-4-13. Establishment of fees. The director of the department...

Section 23-4-14. - Preservation of reports — Tabular reports. - § 23-4-14. Preservation of reports — Tabular reports. The director...

Section 23-4-14.1. - Repealed. - § 23-4-14.1. Repealed.

Section 23-4-15. - Morgue. - § 23-4-15. Morgue. A centrally located morgue shall be provided...

Section 23-4-16. - Uniform determination of death. - § 23-4-16. Uniform determination of death. A person who has...