Fla. Stat. § 406.13
Examiner’s report; maintenance of records
Florida · Florida Statutes Chapter 406 — MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS · Status: effective
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- Fla. Stat. § 406.13, Examiner’s report; maintenance of records, Florida, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1147656
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Upon receipt of such notification pursuant to s. 406.12, the district medical examiner or her or his associate shall examine or otherwise take charge of the dead body and shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency pursuant to s. 406.145. When the cause of death has been established within reasonable medical certainty by the district medical examiner or her or his associate, she or he shall so report or make available to the state attorney, in writing, her or his determination as to the cause of said death. Duplicate copies of records and the detailed findings of autopsy and laboratory investigations shall be maintained by the district medical examiner. Any evidence or specimen coming into the possession of said medical examiner in connection with any investigation or autopsy may be retained by the medical examiner or be delivered to one of the law enforcement officers assigned to the investigation of the death.