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Florida Statute 406.17 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 406.17 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 406.17 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
406.17 Application and construction.—This chapter supersedes all parts of statutes, general law, and special acts, with which it may be in conflict. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or amend s. 925.09 or to affect the right of prosecutors to investigate and determine causes of death which, in their opinion, may have been criminally caused. In home rule counties which have established medical examiners under provisions of a home rule charter or a code or ordinance enacted pursuant to the charter, the medical examiner shall also serve as the district medical examiner who would otherwise be appointed under this chapter.
History.—s. 11, ch. 70-232; s. 1, ch. 81-233; s. 5, ch. 87-359.

Cases Citing F.S. 406.17

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·Bludworth v. Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc., 476 So. 2d 775 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985).

Cited 30 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2360, 12 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1264, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 16311

...n to continue to withhold it. Although a former statutory provision constituted an exception of medical examiner's records from the public disclosure requirements of the public records act, the court found that section had been expressly repealed by section 406.17 of the Medical Examiners Act, Florida Statutes (1983)....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1979).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

commissioners in the respective districts. Section 406.17 specifically provides that Ch. 406 supersedes

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