South Carolina Code 17-5-510. Duties of coroner and medical examiner
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In counties which have both a coroner and a medical examiner:
(1) the coroner has the ultimate responsibility for carrying out the duties required by this article;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 17-5-510
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Coroner: means the person elected or serving as the county coroner pursuant to Section 24 of Article V of the South Carolina Constitution, 1895, this chapter, and Chapter 7 of Title 17. See South Carolina Code 17-5-5
- Medical examiner: means the licensed physician or pathologist designated by the county medical examiner's commission pursuant to Article 5 of this chapter for the purpose of performing post-mortem examinations, autopsies, and examinations of other forms of evidence required by this chapter. See South Carolina Code 17-5-5
(2) the medical examiner’s duties must be specified in an annual written contract between the county governing body and the medical examiner.