{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1410","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-1410","heading":"Autopsy by pathologist other than a medical examiner.","body":"(a)\nIf an autopsy is performed by a pathologist other than a medical examiner by request of the CME, the pathologist shall furnish to the CME, a complete record of the findings and conclusions of the autopsy. The CME, or assigned medical examiner, shall thereupon prepare a report, indicating the name of the pathologist performing the autopsy, the pathologist’s findings and conclusions, and the CME’s, or assigned medical examiner’s, own comments, if appropriate.\n\n(b)\nA pathologist other than a medical examiner who performs an autopsy at the request of the CME shall be compensated in accordance with a fee rate established by the Mayor by regulation.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 14. Chief Medical Examiner."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-1410","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b2d1ec34f1fba428ffe24b2b29c12f618ae84f2082edf19cc8074c83bacdca06","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1409","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}