Alabama § 45-27-60.01 - County Medical Examiner.
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§ 45-27-60.01. County Medical Examiner.
(a) The Escambia County Medical Examiner shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama.
(b) The county medical examiner shall be appointed by the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, from a list of qualified candidates submitted by a nominating committee consisting of all of the following individuals:
(1) The Chair of the Escambia County Commission, or his or her designee.
(2) The Escambia County District Attorney, or his or her designee.
(3) The Sheriff of Escambia County, or his or her designee.
(4) The chief medical examiner of the Department of Forensic Sciences, or his or her designee.
(c) The nominating committee shall submit a list to the director at least 90 days before the end of a term.
(d) The appointment shall establish the county medical examiner as an agent of the Department of Forensic Sciences with the same liability coverage as provided to Merit System employees of the State of Alabama.
(e) The county medical examiner shall serve a term of six years beginning the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January in the same manner and cycle as the Escambia County District Attorney.
(f) The first county medical examiner appointed after October 1, 2025, shall serve until the expiration of the district attorney term ending on January 20, 2029.
(g) If a vacancy occurs during a term, the Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences shall appoint an interim county medical examiner within 14 days of the vacancy. The nominating committee shall submit a list to the director within 90 days of the vacancy, after which the director shall make an appointment to serve the remainder of the term.
(h) The Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences may waive the requirement that the county medical examiner be a physician when appointing an interim county medical examiner.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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