In the absence of the district medical examiner or associate medical examiner, the state attorney of the county may appoint a competent physician to act in their stead.
Fla. Stat. § 406.15
Designation of substitute in absence of official examiner
Known as the Medical Examiners Act
The act spans §§ 406.01 to 406.61 (30 sections).
History.--s. 9, ch. 70-232; s. 26, ch. 73-334.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.