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AZ Rev Stat § 11-585 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-585 - Provision for office and supplies; reimbursement from other agencies

11-585.  Provision for office and supplies;  reimbursement from other agencies A. In each county where the office of public defender is established,  the board of supervisors shall provide suitable rooms,  office furniture and supplies with which to properly conduct the business of his office. B. The county shall be reimbursed by the appropriate governmental agency for the expenses incurred in providing the public defender's services to municipal courts or agencies not under the jurisdiction of the county.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-586 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-586 - Provision for deputies, assistants and employees

11-586.  Provision for deputies,  assistants and employees A. The public defender,  with the consent and at salaries fixed by the board of supervisors,  may appoint those full-time and part-time deputies,  and hire stenographers and assistants necessary to conduct the affairs of their respective offices. The appointments shall be in writing. B. Deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the officer appointing them and the board of supervisors. C. Wherever possible,  part-time deputies shall be appointed at minimal salaries to supplement the regular staff of the office of the public defender. When these deputies are appointed,  the public defender shall make every effort,  which does not interfere with the faithful performance of his duties,  to acquaint them fully with all phases of the activities of his office.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-587 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-587 - Withdrawal of public defender

11-587.  Withdrawal of public defender The public defender shall petition the court to withdraw as attorney of record,  and the court may grant such petition,  whenever private counsel is employed either by the defendant or by any other person to represent such defendant and such private counsel is accepted by the defendant.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-588 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-588 - State aid to indigent defense fund

11-588.  State aid to indigent defense fund A. The state aid to indigent defense fund is established consisting of monies appropriated to the fund and monies allocated to the fund pursuant to section 41-2421,  subsections B and J. The purpose of the fund is to provide state aid to the county public defender,  legal defender and contract indigent defense counsel for the processing of criminal cases. B. The Arizona criminal justice commission shall administer the fund. The commission shall allocate monies in the fund to each county pursuant to section 41-2409,  subsection C. C. All monies distributed or spent from the fund shall be used to supplement,  not supplant,  funding at the level provided in fiscal year 1997-1998 by counties for the processing of criminal cases by the county public defender,  legal defender and contract indigent defense counsel in each county. D. Monies in the state aid to indigent defense fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations and monies allocated pursuant to section 41-2421,  subsections B and J are subject to legislative appropriation. Any state general fund monies appropriated to the fund may be spent without further legislative appropriation. E. On notice from the commission,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-591 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-591 - Definitions

11-591.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Alternate medical examiner"  means a physician who has training and competence in the principles of death investigation and who performs or directs the conduct of death investigations. 2. " Autopsy"  means a surgical procedure in which internal organs are exposed,  removed or examined for the identification of trauma or natural disease. 3. " Death investigation"  means the investigation directed by a county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner into the circumstances surrounding a death occurring as prescribed in section 11-593. 4. " External examination"  means an external inspection of a body. 5. " Forensic pathologist"  means a physician who has successfully completed a pathology residency and a forensic fellowship or has extensive experience performing forensic autopsies in an official capacity. 6. " Investigative information"  means information received by a medical examiner or alternate medical examiner from law enforcement,  witnesses,  family members,  health care personnel or medical death investigators concerning cause and manner of death. 7. " Medical death investigator"  means a person trained in the principles of death investigation. 8. " Medical examiner"  means a forensic pathologist who performs or directs the conduct of death investigations. 9. " Medical information"  means information received by a medical examiner or alternate medical examiner concerning the condition of a near-death patient or decedent including medical records,  reports of an attending or primary care physician,  nurse practitioner,  medical death investigator,  or organ procurement organizations and physical exams by a medical examiner or alternate medical examiner. 10. " Nurse practitioner"  means a person licensed and certified pursuant to title 32,  chapter 15. 11. " Organ procurement organization"  means an organization located within this state that meets the requirements of section 371 of 42 United States Code section 273. 12. " Physician"  means a person licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 13 or 17. 13. " Tissue bank"  means a person that is licensed or regulated under federal or state law or accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization to engage in the recovery,  screening,  testing,  processing,  storage or distribution of tissue.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-592 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-592 - County medical examiner; alternate medical examiners; fund; notification

11-592.  County medical examiner;  alternate medical examiners;  fund;  notification A. The board of supervisors of each county may appoint a forensic pathologist to the position of medical examiner. The medical examiner shall receive compensation as determined by the board of supervisors.  B. If the board of supervisors determines that the appointment of a medical examiner is not practicable,  the board of supervisors shall designate one or more alternate medical examiners who need not be residents of the county. An alternate medical examiner shall perform the duties of a medical examiner except all autopsies shall be performed by a forensic pathologist. C. If the board of supervisors designates one or more alternate medical examiners,  the board may establish a county fund and shall pay expenses incurred by alternate medical examiners in the performance of their duties and for the cost of cases referred to a forensic pathologist. D. The sheriff of the county is responsible for notifying an alternate medical examiner to direct a death investigation.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-595 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-595 - Right to enter premises; right to seize articles

11-595.  Right to enter premises;  right to seize articles A. The county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner may enter any room,  dwelling,  building or other place in which the body or evidence of the circumstances of the death requiring investigation may be found,  provided that a law enforcement agency investigating the death obtains a search warrant for private property other than in the immediate location where the body was found. B. The county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner,  with the permission of the law enforcement agency investigating the death may take into possession any object or article found on the deceased or in the deceased's immediate vicinity which may aid in the determination of the deceased's identity or determination of the cause or manner of death. Upon completion of the findings,  the medical examiner or alternate medical examiner,  within thirty days,  shall deliver the object or article to the law enforcement agency concerned,  to the legal representative of the deceased or to the county treasurer.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-596 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-596 - Removal or disturbance of body or effects or weapons without consent prohibited

11-596.  Removal or disturbance of body or effects or weapons without consent prohibited A. A human body or body suspected of being human shall not be removed from the place where the death occurred,  if the death is of a nature requiring investigation,  without first obtaining permission of the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner.  B. Embalming,  cleansing of the surfaces of the body or other alteration of the appearance or state of the body,  clothing or personal effects shall not be performed until the permission of the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner has been obtained. A funeral director or embalmer who receives custody of a human body from a county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner is deemed to have the permission required by this subsection,  unless permission is expressly withheld by the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner. C. A person,  except a law enforcement agent in the performance of the agent's duties,  shall not remove from the place of death or from the body of the deceased any of the effects of the deceased,  or instruments or weapons that may have been used in the death requiring investigation,  without prior permission of the county medical examiner,  alternate medical examiner or the investigating law enforcement agent.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-597 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-597 - Autopsies; reports; exemption from liability

11-597.  Autopsies;  reports;  exemption from liability A. The county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner shall conduct a death investigation to determine whether or not the public interest requires an external examination,  autopsy or other special investigation. B. An external examination or autopsy is not required for deaths due to natural diseases that occur during surgical or anesthetic procedures unless the medical examiner or alternate medical examiner determines that an external examination or autopsy is necessary. C. In the determination of the need for an autopsy,  the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner may consider the request for an autopsy made by private persons or public officials. If the county attorney or a superior court judge of the county where the death occurred requests an autopsy,  the county medical examiner shall perform the autopsy,  or,  in the case of an alternate medical examiner,  an autopsy shall be performed by a forensic pathologist. D. A forensic pathologist shall perform an autopsy in cases of sudden and unexplained infant death in accordance with protocols adopted by the director of the department of health services. If the medical examiner or forensic pathologist determines that the infant died of sudden infant death syndrome,  the medical examiner or forensic pathologist shall notify the department of health services. The medical examiner or forensic pathologist may retain tissue samples,  specimens and other biological materials for diagnostic purposes. E. If an autopsy is performed,  a full record or report of the facts developed by the autopsy in the findings of the person performing the autopsy shall be properly made and filed in the office of the county medical examiner or the board of supervisors. If the person performing the autopsy determines that the report should be forwarded to the county where the death occurred or the county in which any injury contributing to or causing the death was sustained,  the report shall be forwarded to the county attorney. F. A county attorney may request and on request shall receive from the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner a copy of the report on any autopsy performed. G. The county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner may perform other tests deemed necessary to determine identity and the cause and manner of death and may retain tissues,  specimens and other biological materials for subsequent examination. H. When a death investigation,  including an external examination,  autopsy or other tests are performed by the county medical examiner,  alternate medical examiner or a forensic pathologist,  no cause of action shall lie against the physician or any other person for requesting,  performing,  participating in or determining the cause and manner of death or otherwise reporting the results from the external examination,  death investigation,  autopsy or other tests or for retaining specimens,  tissues or other biological materials.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-597.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-597.01 - Duty to conduct identification meeting; exception; immunity; definitions

11-597.01.  Duty to conduct identification meeting;  exception;  immunity;  definitions A. On receipt of notification from an immediate family member of a decedent in the physical possession of the medical examiner,  the medical examiner shall conduct an identification meeting in the time frame prescribed by this section,  unless in the professional opinion of the medical examiner an identification meeting should be delayed or limited because the risk of loss of forensic evidence may compromise the death investigation of the medical examiner or the decedent's body is in a physical condition that does not allow the decedent to be reasonably recognized. B. This section does not limit or otherwise restrict or affect the county medical examiner's professional judgment and discretion to determine the nature and extent of any death investigation or positive identification of a dead body. C. If an identification meeting is conducted pursuant to this section or otherwise,  the county medical examiner,  all employees,  agents,  contractors and other representatives of the county medical examiner and the county are immune from civil liability for any injuries or damages of any kind alleged to have been suffered by an immediate family member as a result of or arising from an identification meeting or by any other third party due to the conduct of the immediate family member allegedly attributable to or otherwise arising out of the identification meeting. A cause of action shall not arise against them as a result of the identification meeting. D. The medical examiner shall provide information on the county website as to the means of making a request for notification. E. For the purposes of this section: 1. " Identification meeting"  means an examination of photographs or videos of the decedent or any distinguishing marks of the dead body or any information that may assist the immediate family in making identification. 2. " Immediate family member"  means,  with respect to a particular decedent,  an individual who is at least eighteen years of age and who is one of the following: (a) The decedent's spouse. (b) The decedent's child. (c) The decedent's parent. (d) The decedent's grandparent. (e) The decedent's grandchild. (f) The decedent's sibling. (g) The decedent's legal guardian. 3. " Notification"  means a written or electronic request to the medical examiner. 4. " Time frame"  means forty-eight hours,  excluding weekends and legal holidays.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-597.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-597.02 - Autopsy photographs, digital images, x-rays and video recordings; in camera review; exceptions; procedures; immunity

11-597.02.  Autopsy photographs,  digital images,  x-rays and video recordings;  in camera review;  exceptions;  procedures;  immunity A. Notwithstanding title 39,  chapter 1,  photographs,  digital images,  x-rays and video recordings of human remains that are created by a medical examiner,  alternate medical examiner or their employees or agents during a death investigation that is conducted pursuant to this chapter may not be disclosed by a medical examiner,  alternate medical examiner or their employees or agents unless a judge of the superior court grants disclosure of all or part of the materials after reviewing the materials in camera. The judge of the superior court shall balance the interests under the public records laws of this state to determine whether to order disclosure of all or part of the materials. A person that seeks disclosure of the materials described in this section may file a petition in the superior court of the county in which the death investigation occurred for an in camera review of the materials.  B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section,  the following persons may examine and obtain the materials described in subsection A of this section:  1. The county attorney,  attorney general or other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction,  as necessary for the performance of their duties. 2. The surviving spouse,  child,  parent,  legal guardian,  grandparent,  grandchild or sibling of the decedent or their legal representative or designated agent.  3. A personal representative of the decedent's estate or a person designated by the decedent before death.  4. Federal,  state or local governmental authorities,  including public health officers,  as necessary for the performance of their duties. 5. The attending physician or nurse practitioner. 6. A medical or scientific body or university or other educational institution for educational or research purposes,  provided that the materials used do not reveal the decedent's identity.  7. An attorney for a defendant or petitioner in any criminal or postconviction proceeding for purposes of assisting representation in that proceeding. C. Nothing in this section shall affect the conduct of trials or the discovery process as provided by law or court rule. D. The medical examiner or alternate medical examiner may prescribe procedures for the issuance of materials pursuant to subsection B of this section,  including reproduction fees. E. A cause of action may not arise against the county medical examiner,  alternate medical examiner or their employees or agents,  or the county for lawfully disclosing a death investigation photograph,  digital image,  x-ray or video recording pursuant to this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-598 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-598 - Exhumation; court order

11-598.  Exhumation;  court order If in any case of sudden,  violent or suspicious death a body is buried without any inquiries by the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner,  the county attorney of the county in which the body is buried may petition the superior court for an order directing that the body be exhumed and an autopsy be performed. The court after a hearing may order that the body be exhumed and that an autopsy or such other investigation as the court deems appropriate be performed.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-599 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-599 - Cremation

11-599.  Cremation When a funeral director or embalmer is requested to cremate or prepare for cremation the body of a dead person,  the funeral director or embalmer or any other person having knowledge of an intention to so cremate shall notify the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner to review the death certificate. If after reviewing the death certificate the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner is satisfied that there is no evidence of foul play or violence,  the examiner shall so certify.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-600 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-600 - Burial of indigent deceased; disposal of property

11-600.  Burial of indigent deceased;  disposal of property A. When a death investigation has been completed by the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner and no other person takes charge of the body of the deceased,  the examiner shall cause the body to be delivered to the funeral establishment,  licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 12,  article 4,  closest geographically to the place where the body is pronounced dead,  for preservation,  disinfection and final disposition. The medical examiner or alternate medical examiner may establish geographical areas within the county and a rotation system whereby the bodies are delivered equally in sequence to all licensed funeral establishments in each geographical area. All licensed funeral establishments in any incorporated city or town shall be in the same geographical area. Area boundaries in unincorporated areas shall be drawn so as to approximate equal distances between incorporated cities or towns in which a licensed funeral establishment or establishments exist. Upon request of any licensed funeral establishment,  in writing,  they shall be removed from participation in the receipt of medical examiner cases until they rescind their request. If there is not sufficient property in the estate of the deceased to pay the necessary expenses of the burial,  the expenses shall be a legal charge against the county. Upon determination of indigency the funeral establishment shall perform the normal county indigent burial,  in the manner and for the fee then being paid by the county,  or release the body,  upon county request,  without fee,  to the funeral establishment designated by the county for other indigent burials. B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  the county medical examiner or alternate medical examiner may cause the body to be delivered to a community college under the jurisdiction of a community college district as defined in section 15-1401,  if the community college has an accredited mortuary science program. On acceptance of the body and with proper authorization,  the community college mortuary science program shall preserve and disinfect the body,  prepare it for final disposition and deliver the body to a licensed funeral establishment pursuant to subsection A of this section for final disposition. For the purposes of this subsection,  proper authorization may be provided by the next of kin pursuant to section 36-831,  subsection A or the public fiduciary of the county.  C. Within thirty days after the examination,  the medical examiner or alternate medical examiner shall deliver to the public fiduciary of the county or the legal representative of the deceased any money or property found upon the body.
AZ Rev Stat § 11-601 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Counties|§ 11-601 - County charges

11-601.  County charges County charges are: 1. Charges against the county incurred by virtue of any provision of this title. 2. Salaries of county and precinct officers,  deputies and employees and necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of their offices. 3. Expenses necessarily incurred in the support of persons charged with or convicted of crime and committed therefor to the county jail. 4. Sums required by law to be paid to grand and trial jurors and indigent witnesses in criminal actions. 5. Compensation of interpreters in the prosecution or defense of criminal actions who have been appointed by the presiding judge of the superior court as official interpreters for justice courts and courts of record of their county. Such interpreters shall be paid such salaries as the board of supervisors may determine. 6. Necessary expenses for the support of county hospitals and indigent sick whose support is chargeable to the county. 7. Compensation of physicians for making examinations in insanity cases upon the request or order of the superior court. 8. Contingent expenses necessarily incurred for the use and benefit of the county. 9. Every other sum directed by law to be raised for a county purpose or declared to be a county charge.