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Fla. Stat. § 406.13 (2025)
Examiner’s report; maintenance of records.
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406.13 Examiner’s report; maintenance of records.—Upon receipt of such notification pursuant to s. 406.12, the district medical examiner or her or his associate shall examine or otherwise take charge of the dead body and shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency pursuant to s. 406.145. When the cause of death has been established within reasonable medical certainty by the district medical examiner or her or his associate, she or he shall so report or make available to the state attorney, in writing, her or his determination as to the cause of said death. Duplicate copies of records and the detailed findings of autopsy and laboratory investigations shall be maintained by the district medical examiner. Any evidence or specimen coming into the possession of said medical examiner in connection with any investigation or autopsy may be retained by the medical examiner or be delivered to one of the law enforcement officers assigned to the investigation of the death.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 2002–2015 · leading case: King v. State, 808 So. 2d 1237 (Fla. 2002).
King v. State, 808 So. 2d 1237 (Fla. 2002). “004(1)(h) and (4)(b) (2001); F.S. § 406.13 (2001). Thus, even today, the medical examiner could destroy a specimen such as a vaginal washing or rectal swab after one year.”
United States v. Ignasiak, 667 F.3d 1217 (8th Cir. 2012). “” Fla. Stat. § 406.13 . Then, after the cause of death is determined, the medical examiner is required to “report or make available to the state attorney, in writing, her .”
Rosario v. State, 175 So. 3d 843 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015). “” Fla. Stat. § 406.13 . Then, after the cause of death is determined, the medical examiner is required to “report or make available to the state attorney, in writing, her .”
United States v. Robert L. Ignasiak, Jr. (11th Cir. 2012). “” Fla. Stat. § 406.13 . Then, after the cause of death is determined, the medical examiner is required to “report or make available to the state attorney, in writing, her .”
United States v. Robert L. Ignasiak, Jr. (11th Cir. 2012). “” Fla. Stat. § 406.13 . Then, after the cause of death is determined, the medical examiner is required to “report or make available to the state attorney, in writing, her .”
United States v. Robert L. Ignasiak, Jr. (11th Cir. 2012). “” Fla. Stat. § 406.13 . Then, after the cause of death is determined, the medical examiner is required to “report or make available to the state attorney, in writing, her .”
United States v. Robert L. Ignasiak, Jr. (11th Cir. 2012). “” Fla. Stat. § 406.13 . Then, after the cause of death is determined, the medical examiner is required to “report or make available to the state attorney, in writing, her .”
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