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Florida Statute 925.09 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 925.09 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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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.

Cases Citing F.S. 925.09

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·State v. Powell, 497 So. 2d 1188 (Fla. 1986).

Cited 18 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 557

...The two overarching issues are, first, whether the policies and practices of the medical examiner's office followed in these two cases are consistent with the provisions of sections 406.11 and 732.9185. Second, assuming the statutes were complied with, were they constitutionally applied. Section 925.09, Florida Statutes (1981), authorizes the state attorney to have an autopsy performed when "it is necessary in determining whether or not death was the result of a crime." Two significant questions of material fact engendered by this se...
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OverruledGonzalez (1993)
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Distinguished(citing case) (2002)
phrase: "distinguishing"
DistinguishedSathyavaglswaran (2002)
phrase: "distinguishing"
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