Florida Statute 406.13 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 406.13

Level: Degree
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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: 13

Alvin Davis v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-04-25T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: on other grounds, ch. 87-110, § 2, and ch. 93-406, § 13, Laws of Fla., as recognized in Banks v. State

Rosario v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-08-28T00:00:00-07:00

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, …death” and provide them to the state attorney. § 406.13, .Fla. Stat. (2013). The fact that the autopsy

State of Florida v. Harry James Chubbuck

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2014-06-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 141 So. 3d 1163, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 437, 2014 WL 2765926, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1982

Snippet: treatment. § 921.0016(4)(d), Fla. Stat.; Ch. 93-406, § 13. Subsection 921.0016(4)(d) was *1170amended to

King v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2002-01-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 808 So. 2d 1237

Snippet: washings and swab. Before *1243 1981, Florida Statute 406.13 (1973) did not even require the medical examiner…to the investigation of the death." F.S. [§]406.13 (1973) (emphasis mine). It was only when the Administrative…Ann. R. 11G-2.004(1)(h) and (4)(b) (2001); F.S. § 406.13 (2001). Thus, even today, the medical examiner

Banks v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1999-04-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 732 So. 2d 1065

Snippet: superseded in part on other grounds by ch. 93-406 § 13, Laws of Fla.; Albritton v. State, 476 So.2d 158

State v. Whiting

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-05-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 711 So. 2d 1212

Snippet: subsequent to Sachs, Howell, and Lacey. See Ch. 93-406, § 13, Laws of Fla. Sachs, however, is susceptible of

Barr v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1996-05-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 674 So. 2d 628

Snippet: committed on or after January 1, 1994. See ch. 93-406, § 13, at 2941, Laws of Fla. Barr was arrested and charged

Capers v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-12-18T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 670 So. 2d 967

Snippet: State, 656 So.2d 525 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); ch. 93-406, § 13 at 2941, Laws of Fla. See generally Ivey v. Chiles

Spink v. McConnell

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-08-11T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-05-28T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 489 So. 2d 143

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

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1978-03-14T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: medical examiner is required by the terms of s. 406.13, F. S., to examine or otherwise take charge of …. Sections 382.081, 382.10, 406.11, 406.12, and 406.13, F. S. 1977.See also Ch. 77-294, Laws of Florida…functions under s. 382.081, s. 382.10, s. 406.11, or s. 406.13 once such official is notified of an unattended

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1978-02-20T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: pursuant to the Medical Examiners Act, ss. 406.12, 406.13, and 406.14, F. S.? 2. Do medical examiners'…forwarded to the medical examiner pursuant to ss. 406.13 and 406.14, F. S., and hospital records of the …otherwise take charge of the dead body. Section 406.13, F. S. When the cause of death has been established…to be made and maintained by the operation of s. 406.13, F. S. As such, they clearly fall within the definition

Edgerly v. Schuyler

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1959-06-26T00:53:00-07:00

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