Code of Alabama - Title 15: Criminal Procedure - Chapter 4 - Coroners' Inquests

• Section 15-4-1 Duty of coroner to take sworn statement on death; direction to summon jury; service, compensation, and oath of jurors
  (a) When a coroner has been informed that a person has been killed or suddenly died under such circumstances as to afford a reasonable ground...
• Section 15-4-2 Examination of body and report by coroner; postmortem, autopsy or internal examination of body and report by physician or surgeon
  (a) When a coroner has been informed that a person is dead in the county and that such person died without being attended or examined...
• Section 15-4-3 Subpoenas for witnesses; witnesses to be summoned and examined
  In an inquest under this chapter, the coroner may issue subpoenas for witnesses returnable forthwith or at such time and place as he may appoint....
• Section 15-4-4 Service of subpoenas; proceedings against defaulting witnesses; endorsement as presumptive evidence of default
  (a) In an inquest under this chapter, the sheriff or any constable must serve subpoenas for witnesses or they may be served by the coroner....
• Section 15-4-5 Refusal of witness to answer questions
  In an inquest under this chapter, any witness who refuses to answer any question in relation to the cause of death, except on the ground...
• Section 15-4-6 Right of coroner to administer oaths
  Coroners shall have the right to administer oaths to persons on preliminary examinations provided for by this chapter.
• Section 15-4-7 Rendition of verdict by jury and certification by inquisition; contents of inquisition
  After inspecting the body and hearing the evidence, a jury summoned under this chapter must render its verdict and certify it by an inquisition in...
• Section 15-4-8 Return of inquisition and preliminary investigation to circuit court; undertaking of witnesses to appear in court
  (a) An inquisition taken under this chapter must be returned by the coroner forthwith, together with the written statement under oath taken by him on...
• Section 15-4-9 Issuance and execution of arrest warrant for accused; appearance of accused before judge
  (a) If a jury summoned under this chapter finds that the deceased came to his death by the act of another by unlawful means, the...
• Section 15-4-10 Money and property of deceased to be delivered to county treasurer; exception; disposition of property and proceeds therefrom
  (a) Within 30 days after an inquest on a dead body, the coroner must deliver to the county treasurer any money or other property which...
• Section 15-4-11 Fees of physician or surgeon for postmortem, autopsy and internal examinations; recovery of costs by county against estate
  Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Last modified: May 3, 2021