West Virginia Code
Chapter 61. Crimes and Their Punishment
Article 12. Postmortem Examinations

§61-12-3. Office of Chief Medical Examiner Established; Appointment, Duties, etc., of Chief Medical Examiner; Assistants and Employees; Promulgation of Rules - NOTE: West Virginia Code 61-12-3 was amended by two bills...

§61-12-4. Central Office and Laboratory - The office of the chief medical examiner shall establish and...

§61-12-5. Certain Salaries and Expenses Paid by State - The salaries of the chief medical examiner, the salaries of...

§61-12-6. Chief Medical Examiner May Obtain Additional Services and Facilities - The chief medical examiner may employ and pay qualified pathologists...

§61-12-7. Medical Examiners - (a) The chief medical examiner shall appoint for each county...

§61-12-8. Certain Deaths to Be Reported to Medical Examiners; Failure to Report Deaths; Investigations and Reports; Authority of Medical Examiners to Administer Oaths, etc., Fees - (a) When any person dies in this state from violence,...

§61-12-9. Permits Required for Cremation; Fee - (a) It is the duty of any person cremating, or...

§61-12-10. When Autopsies Made and by Whom Performed; Records of Date Investigated; Copies of Records and Information; Reporting Requirements - (a) If in the opinion of the chief medical examiner,...

§61-12-10a. Costs of Transportation of Bodies; When State Will Pay; Amount of Payment - Whenever an examination of a body is ordered pursuant to...

§61-12-11. Exhumation; When Ordered - If, in any case of sudden, violent or suspicious death,...

§61-12-12. Facilities and Services Available to Medical Examiners - Pursuant to rules promulgated by the Secretary of the Department...

§61-12-13. Reports and Records Received as Evidence; Copies - Reports of investigations and autopsies, and the records thereof, on...

§61-12-14. County Coroners; Appointment, Oath, etc.; Duties; Fees - The county commission of every county may appoint a coroner...

§61-12-15. Disposition of Unidentified and Unclaimed Remains - (a) The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall cremate...

§61-12-16. Disposition of Unidentified or Unclaimed Remains Pursuant to Legislative Rule - The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall propose rules...