{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-278","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 32.1-278","heading":"Appointment and qualifications of Chief Medical Examiner","body":"A Chief Medical Examiner, who shall be a forensic pathologist licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth, shall be appointed by the Commissioner with the approval of the Board.Code 1950, § 32-31.10; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 475; 1979, c. 711.","path":["Title 32.1. HEALTH","Chapter 8. POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS AND SERVICES","Article 1. CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER AND POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-278/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:34Z","sha256":"99b6f2f968cfc27ee4cd22d963f8cb730af32d8da2235ddeeefb1e0948e21b67","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-277","next":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-279"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}