S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-510

Duties of coroner and medical examiner

2001 Act No. 73, SECTION 1; 2023 Act No. 66 (H.3691), SECTION 3, eff May 19, 2023.

In counties which have both a coroner and a medical examiner:

(1) the coroner has the ultimate responsibility for carrying out the duties required by this article;

(2) the medical examiner's duties must be specified in an annual written contract between the county governing body and the medical examiner.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.