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Fla. Stat. § 925.09 — Authority of state attorney to order autopsies
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 925: Miscellaneous Provisions of Criminal Procedure, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 925.09
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
The state attorney may have an autopsy performed, before or after interment, on a dead body found in the county when she or he decides it is necessary in determining whether or not death was the result of a crime. Physicians performing the autopsy shall be paid reasonable fees by the county upon the approval of the county commission and the state attorney ordering the autopsy.
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