{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-925.09","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 925.09","heading":"Authority of state attorney to order autopsies.","body":"The state attorney may have an autopsy performed, before or after interment, on a dead body found in the county when she or he decides it is necessary in determining whether or not death was the result of a crime. Physicians performing the autopsy shall be paid reasonable fees by the county upon the approval of the county commission and the state attorney ordering the autopsy.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 28019, 1953; s. 1, ch. 57-311; s. 174, ch. 70-339; s. 42, ch. 73-334; s. 1562, ch. 97-102; s. 83, ch. 2004-265.","path":["CHAPTER 925 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0925/0925.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:16:27Z","sha256":"e07a969b07d613fc0667bdd4acee3ee41273b92f3356c464df5249b9cf80f1e4","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-925.08","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-925.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}