Mississippi § 41-37-15 - Fees of physician and chemist.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 41-37-15 — Fees of physician and chemist., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-37-15. Fees of physician and chemist.
The physician performing the autopsy shall be paid a fee not exceeding the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), which sum shall be paid out of the treasury of the county in the interest of which the autopsy was ordered, upon the allowance and warrant of the board of supervisors of such county. If the physician performing the autopsy is a qualified pathologist, such fee may be increased to Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00). A chemist whose services are used pursuant to Section 41-37-11 may be paid a fee not to exceed Sixty Dollars ($60.00) for such chemical analysis. The fee of said chemist for such analysis shall be paid in like manner as that of the autopsy physician.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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