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Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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CHAPTER V1/2.
MEDICAL EXAMINER-CORONER*

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Editor's note--Ord. No. NS-300.601, § 1, adopted June 24, 1997, amended the Code by adding provisions designated as Art. V, §§ A18-84--A18-89. Said provisions have been included herein as Art. V1/2, §§ A18-85--A18-90, at the discretion of the editor. See the Code Comparative Table.

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Sec. A18-85. Department recognized.

There is in the County a Medical Examiner-Coroner Department, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the Department.

(Ord. No. NS-300.601, § 1, 6-24-97)

Sec. A18-86. Department head and medical examiner-coroner(s) recognized.

The Department shall be under the direction, management and control of the County Executive or designee. There is in the County and in the Department the position(s) of medical examiner-coroner(s). The medical examiner-coroner(s) shall be doctor(s) of medicine trained and certified in forensic pathology, and shall be appointed by the County Executive or designee in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and this Code. The medical examiner-coroner(s) shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Coroner.

(Ord. No. NS-300.601, § 1, 6-24-97; Ord. No. NS-300.732, § 1, 6-22-04)

Sec. A18-87. County Executive or designee's responsibility over personnel.

Subject to the provisions of the Charter and this Code, the County Executive or designee shall have the power to appoint, suspend, or remove, all physicians after approval of such actions is obtained from the County Executive and, all assistants, deputies, clerks and other employees necessary to conduct the work of the Department.

(Ord. No. NS-300.601, § 1, 6-24-97; Ord. No. NS-300.732, § 2, 6-22-04)

Sec. A18-88. General responsibilities of the County Executive or designee and the medical examiner-coroner(s).

The medical examiner-coroner(s) shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Coroner as specified by Chapter 10 of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code and other laws and regulations. Subject to the Charter and this Code, all other functions of the Department will be managed by the County Executive or designee. The County Executive or designee will be responsible for the coordination, planning, organizing and direction of departmental activities, including administrative activities, and investigative and custodial activities other than those investigative and custodial activities which are statutorily mandated as set forth in Chapter 10 of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code. The County Executive or designee will see that adequate personnel, equipment, supplies, and facilities are provided to carry out these departmental functions.

(Ord. No. NS-300.601, § 1, 6-24-97; Ord. No. NS-300.732, § 3, 6-22-04)

Sec. A18-89. Post mortem examination.

All post mortem examinations shall, except in the case of extreme emergency, be performed at the Department's forensic facility.

(Ord. No. NS-300.601, § 1, 6-24-97)

Sec. A18-90. Fixing of rates.

Rates for all services and documents furnished by the Department shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors upon recommendation by the County.

(Ord. No. NS-300.601, § 1, 6-24-97; Ord. No. NS-300.732, § 4, 6-22-04)

Secs. A18-91--A18-114. Reserved.

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