Section 641.126.1. Definitions.  


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  • “Autopsy” means the external and internal postmortem examination of a deceased person.

    “County of appointment” means the county which requests a medical examiner to conduct an investigation, perform or order an autopsy, or prepare a report(s) in a death investigation case. The request may be authorized by the county attorney or the county medical examiner. The county of appointment shall be the county in which the death occurred.