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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 925
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

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F.S. 925.09

925.09 Authority of state attorney to order autopsies.—The state attorney may have an autopsy performed, before or after interment, on a dead body found in the county when she or he decides it is necessary in determining whether or not death was the result of a crime. Physicians performing the autopsy shall be paid reasonable fees by the county upon the approval of the county commission and the state attorney ordering the autopsy.

History.—s. 1, ch. 28019, 1953; s. 1, ch. 57-311; s. 174, ch. 70-339; s. 42, ch. 73-334; s. 1562, ch. 97-102; s. 83, ch. 2004-265.

Note.—Former s. 932.57.

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Amendments to 925.09

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 925.09

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 925.09.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 925.09

Total Results: 7

State v. Powell

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1986-10-29T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 497 So. 2d 1188

Snippet: with, were they constitutionally applied. Section 925.09, Florida Statutes (1981), authorizes the state

Morris v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-09-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 456 So. 2d 925, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 1916, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 14796

Snippet: Downey, Edward, Rodgers 5 September 1984 456 So. 2d 925, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 1916, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 14796

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1980-04-23T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: unusual circumstances. Section406.11. Pursuant to s. 925.09, F. S., physicians performing autopsies at the

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1979-03-08T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: from the Fine and Forfeiture Fund. See, e.g., s 925.09 (autopsies ordered by the state attorney and performed

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

Snippet: death occurs without medical attendance, and s. 925.09, F. S. 1977, authorizing a state attorney to have

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

Snippet: prescribed by s. 406.11(1)(a)1.-12. Compare s. 925.09, F. S., empowering the state attorney to have an

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1977-08-23T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: prescribed in ss.406.11 and 925.09, F. S. Sections 406.07, 406.08, and 925.09, F. S., do not, however, encompass…matching basis. Section 406.08, F. S. See also s. 925.09, F. S., which states that physicians performing… (Fla. 1971). Therefore, ss. 406.07,406.08, and 925.09, F. S., construed in proper context, provide for…involved; thus, ss. 406.07, 406.08, 406.09, and 925.09, F. S., are not applicable to such cases where