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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 406.11406.11 Examinations, investigations, and autopsies.—(1) In any of the following circumstances involving the death of a human being, the medical examiner of the district in which the death occurred or the body was found shall determine the cause of death and shall, for that purpose, make or perform such examinations, investigations, and autopsies as he or she deems necessary or as requested by the state attorney:(a) When any person dies in this state:1. Of criminal violence. 2. By accident. 3. By suicide. 4. Suddenly, when in apparent good health. 5. Unattended by a practicing physician or other recognized practitioner. 6. In any prison or penal institution. 7. In police custody. 8. In any suspicious or unusual circumstance. 9. By criminal abortion. 10. By poison. 11. By disease constituting a threat to public health. 12. By disease, injury, or toxic agent resulting from employment. (b) When a dead body is brought into this state without proper medical certification. (c) When a body is to be cremated, dissected, or buried at sea. (2)(a) The district medical examiner shall have the authority in any case coming under subsection (1) to perform, or have performed, whatever autopsies or laboratory examinations he or she deems necessary and in the public interest to determine the identification of or cause or manner of death of the deceased or to obtain evidence necessary for forensic examination. (b) The Medical Examiners Commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 120, providing for the notification of the next of kin that an investigation by the medical examiner’s office is being conducted. A medical examiner may not retain or furnish any body part of the deceased for research or any other purpose which is not in conjunction with a determination of the identification of or cause or manner of death of the deceased or the presence of disease or which is not otherwise authorized by this chapter, part V of chapter 765, or chapter 873, without notification of and approval by the next of kin. (c) A district medical examiner shall assist the State Health Officer in identifying and reporting deaths upon a request by the State Health Officer under s. 381.00315. History.—s. 6, ch. 70-232; s. 26, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 87-166; s. 29, ch. 97-103; s. 3, ch. 98-253; s. 48, ch. 2006-1; s. 28, ch. 2015-4; s. 19, ch. 2021-8; s. 7, ch. 2022-71.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 406.11
Total Results: 17
575 So. 2d 683, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 711, 1991 WL 9576
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 31, 1991 | Docket: 1731390
Cited 53 times | Published
respect the survivor's feelings arose.
[3] See § 406.11, Fla. Stat. This videotape was not requested or
821 So. 2d 388, 2002 WL 1483806
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 2002 | Docket: 1235774
Cited 24 times | Published
cross-appeal filed by Appellees was abandoned.
[2] Section 406.11(1)(a)2., Florida Statutes (2001), provides
497 So. 2d 1188, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 557
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 30, 1986 | Docket: 56213
Cited 18 times | Published
autopsies on all drowning victims contrary to section 406.11, Florida Statutes (1981); that decisions on
778 So. 2d 978, 2001 WL 81770
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 1, 2001 | Docket: 1290491
Cited 15 times | Published
by the circumstances mandated by statute. See § 406.11, Fla. Stat. (2000).
[11] Section 768.28(9)(a)
943 So. 2d 976
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 2006 | Docket: 1526824
Cited 9 times | Published
suffering if there are no other survivors").
[2] Section 406.11(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2003), sets forth
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 2024 | Docket: 69193521
Published
would have
the power to require an autopsy. See § 406.11(1)(a)4., Fla. Stat. (2023)
(authorizing a district’s
175 So. 3d 843, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 12848, 2015 WL 5051187
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 28, 2015 | Docket: 60250673
Published
requested -by the state attorney.” Fla. Stat. § 406.11(1). Further, any person who becomes aware of a
92 So. 3d 264, 2012 WL 2345115, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10000
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 21, 2012 | Docket: 60310180
Published
cause of death in certain types of cases. See § 406.11, Fla. Stat. (2004). The alleged deficiencies in
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 19, 2012 | Docket: 1237458
Published
requested by the state attorney.”
Fla. Stat. § 406.11(1). Further, any person who becomes aware of a
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 19, 2012 | Docket: 354139
Published
dissected, or buried at sea. Fla. Stat. § 406.11)(1)(a)–(c).
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 19, 2012 | Docket: 2905319
Published
dissected, or buried at sea. Fla. Stat. § 406.11)(1)(a)–(c).
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 19, 2012 | Docket: 354349
Published
dissected, or buried at sea. Fla. Stat. § 406.11)(1)(a)–(c).
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 11, 2001 | Docket: 3258854
Published
diagnostic, scientific, or therapeutic purposes."
2 Section 406.11(2)(a), Fla. Stat., states that a district medical
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Dec 13, 1994 | Docket: 3256904
Published
to Part VI, Chapter 400, Florida Statutes.
Section 406.11(1), Florida Statutes, requires the medical
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 2, 1992 | Docket: 3257865
Published
conveyance contained within s. 245.16, F.S.
1 Section 406.11(1), F.S., also authorizes the state attorney
568 So. 2d 1306, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 8170
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 23, 1990 | Docket: 64654155
Published
instant case. The autopsy, which was mandated by section 406.11, Florida Statutes (1989), was performed for
Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 9, 1979 | Docket: 3258115
Published
the District Medical Examiner is limited by Section 406.11, Florida Statutes,' and thus precludes any
