TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES 23000-33205›DIVISION 2. OFFICERS 24000-28085›PART 1. OFFICERS GENERALLY 24000-24356›CHAPTER 1. County Officers 24000-24012

§ 24010

California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of supervisors may by ordinance abolish the office of coroner and provide instead for the office of medical examiner, to be appointed by the said board and to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the coroner. The medical examiner shall be a licensed physician and surgeon duly qualified as a specialist in pathology.

(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1398.)

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