Fla. Stat. 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.

Source: Section 925.09 — Authority of state attorney to order autopsies, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0925.­09 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Current through Fall 2025

§ 925.09. Auth. of state attorney to order autopsies's source at flsenate​.gov