Florida legal term
District medical examiner in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “District medical examiner” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “District medical examiner” mean in Florida criminal law?
“District medical examiner” means a person appointed under s. 406.06, s. 406.15, or s. 406.17.(c) “Division” means the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State.(d) “Human skeletal analyst” means a person who possesses a postgraduate degree in human skeletal biology, human forensic osteology, or other related area of physical anthropology and who has a minimum of 1 year of laboratory experience in human skeletal analysis and reconstruction.(e) “State Archaeologist” means the person employed by the division pursuant to s. 267.031(7).(f) “Unmarked human burial” means any human (Fla. Stat. § 872.05)
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