Duties of coroner and medical examiner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-510
in effectIn counties which have both a coroner and a medical examiner: (1) the coroner has the ultimate responsibility for carrying out the duties required by this article; (2) the medical examiner's duties must be specified in an annual written contract between the county governing body and the medical examiner. Effect of Amendment 2023 Act No. 66, SECTION 3, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
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