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Mich. Comp. Laws § 52.201a (2026)

Deputy county medical examiner and medical examiner investigators; appointment; qualifications; approval; duties of investigator.

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COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS


Act 181 of 1953


52.201a Deputy county medical examiner and medical examiner investigators; appointment; qualifications; approval; duties of investigator.

Sec. 1a.

    (1) The county board of commissioners may appoint as a deputy county medical examiner any person meeting the qualifications as required by this section and approved by the county medical examiner. Deputy county medical examiners shall be physicians licensed to practice within this state.

    (2) The county medical examiner may appoint medical examiner investigators to assist the county medical examiner in carrying out the duties required by this act. The county medical examiner shall determine the qualifications of the medical examiner investigators, taking into consideration the person's education, training, or experience, and shall be solely responsible for determining the duties assigned to the medical examiner investigator.

History: Add. 1969, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1969 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 401, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1981

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1977–2000 · leading case: Otero v. Warnick, 614 N.W.2d 177 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000).
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Otero v. Warnick, 614 N.W.2d 177 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “The statute may (or may not) allow defendant, a nonphysician, to serve as a “deputy county medical examiner,” compare MCL 52.201a; MSA 5.953(la) with MCL 52.201c; MSA 5.”
Raven v. Wayne Cty. Bd. of Commrs., 250 N.W.2d 477 (Mich. 1977). “” MCLA 52.201a; MSA 5.953(1a). "In counties having a civil service system the county medical examiner shall appoint the deputy medical examiners.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 52.201a(2): 1 case
Otero v. Warnick, 614 N.W.2d 177 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “The statute may (or may not) allow defendant, a nonphysician, to serve as a “deputy county medical examiner,” compare MCL 52.201a; MSA 5.953(la) with MCL 52.201c; MSA 5.”
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