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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 406
MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS
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F.S. 406.13
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.
History.—ss. 7, 8, ch. 70-232; s. 26, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 86-234; s. 30, ch. 97-103.

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Amendments to 406.13


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 406.13
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 406.13.

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Cases Citing Statute 406.13

Total Results: 7

Rosario v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-08-28

Citation: 175 So. 3d 843, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 12848, 2015 WL 5051187

Snippet: appropriate law enforcement agency.” Fla. Stat. § 406.13. Then, after the cause of death is determined,

King v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-01-16

Citation: 808 So. 2d 1237, 2002 WL 54414

Snippet: washings and swab. Before *1243 1981, Florida Statute 406.13 (1973) did not even require the medical examiner's

Spink v. McConnell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-08-11

Citation: 529 So. 2d 813, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1892, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 3660, 1988 WL 82368

Snippet: certainty” are delineated in sections 406.11 and 406.13, Florida Statutes (1987). The medical examiner

Fridovich v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-05-28

Citation: 489 So. 2d 143, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1219

Snippet: ruling, the state cites Sections 406.11(1) and 406.13, Florida Statutes (1983), which define the scope

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1978-03-15

Snippet: medical examiner is required by the terms of s. 406.13, F. S., to examine or otherwise take charge of

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1978-02-21

Snippet: pursuant to the Medical Examiners Act, ss. 406.12, 406.13, and 406.14, F. S.? 2. Do medical examiners' records

Edgerly v. Schuyler

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1959-06-26

Citation: 113 So. 2d 737

Snippet: Life Ins. Co. v. Tharpe, 131 Fla. 213, 179 So. 406. [13] See note [2], supra. [14] See Ball v. Roney