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FL Stat § 403.9422 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VIII - Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Siting (Ss. 403.9401-403.9425)|403.9422 - Determination of need for natural gas transmission pipeline; powers and duties.

403.9422 Determination of need for natural gas transmission pipeline; powers and duties.—(1)(a) Upon request by an applicant or upon its own motion, the commission shall schedule a public hearing, after notice, to determine the need for a natural gas transmission pipeline regulated by ss. 403.9401-403.9425. Such notice shall be published at least 45 days before the date set for the hearing and shall be published in at least one-quarter page size in newspapers of general circulation and in the Florida Administrative Register, by giving notice to counties and regional planning councils in whose jurisdiction the natural gas transmission pipeline could be placed, and by giving notice to any persons who have requested to be placed on the mailing list of the commission for this purpose. Within 21 days after receipt of a request for determination by an applicant, the commission shall set a date for the hearing. The hearing shall be held pursuant to s. 350.01 within 75 days after the filing of the request, and a decision shall be rendered within 90 days after such filing.(b) In the determination of need, the commission shall take into account the need for natural gas delivery reliability, safety, and integrity; the need for abundant, clean-burning natural gas to assure the economic well-being of the public; the appropriate commencement and terminus of the line; and other matters within its jurisdiction deemed relevant to the determination of need.(c) The commission shall be the sole forum for the determination of need. The determination by the commission of the need for the natural gas transmission pipeline is binding on all parties to any certification proceeding pursuant to ss. 403.9401-403.9425 and is a condition precedent to the conduct of the certification hearing prescribed therein. An order entered pursuant to this section constitutes final agency action.(d) For pipelines regulated under the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. ss. 717f et seq., a certificate of public convenience and necessity under s. 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act is considered equivalent to the determination of need by the commission for all purposes under ss. 403.9401-403.9425, notwithstanding any provision in paragraph (c) to the contrary.(2) The commission shall have the following powers and duties:(a) To adopt or amend reasonable procedural rules to implement the provisions of this section.(b) To prescribe the form, content, and necessary supporting documentation and the required studies for the determination of need.(3) Any time limitation in this section may be altered by the commission upon stipulation between the commission and the applicant or for good cause shown by any party.History.—s. 1, ch. 92-284; s. 45, ch. 2013-14.
FL Stat § 403.9423 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VIII - Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Siting (Ss. 403.9401-403.9425)|403.9423 - Certification admissible in eminent domain proceedings; attorney’s fees and costs.

403.9423 Certification admissible in eminent domain proceedings; attorney’s fees and costs.—(1) Certification pursuant to ss. 403.9401-403.9425 shall be admissible as evidence of public need and necessity in proceedings under chapter 73 or chapter 74.(2) No party may rely on this section or any provision of chapter 73 or chapter 74 to request the award of attorney’s fees or costs incurred as a result of participation in the certification proceeding.History.—s. 1, ch. 92-284.
FL Stat § 403.9424 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VIII - Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Siting (Ss. 403.9401-403.9425)|403.9424 - Local governments; informational public meetings.

403.9424 Local governments; informational public meetings.—(1) Local governments may hold informational public meetings in addition to the hearings specifically authorized by ss. 403.9401-403.9425 on any matter associated with the natural gas transmission pipeline siting proceeding. Such informational public meetings should be held no later than 80 days after the complete application is filed. The purpose of an informational public meeting is for the local government to further inform the public about the natural gas transmission pipeline proposed, obtain comments from the public, and formulate its recommendation with respect to the proposed natural gas transmission pipeline. Neither the meetings held nor the recommendations made by the local government pursuant to this section shall address the need for the pipeline.(2) Informational public meetings shall be held solely at the option of each local government. It is the legislative intent that local governments attempt to hold such public meetings. Parties to the proceedings under ss. 403.9401-403.9425 shall be encouraged to attend; however, no party shall be required to attend such informational public meetings.(3) The failure to hold an informational public meeting or the procedure used for the informational public meeting shall not be grounds for the alteration of any time limitation in ss. 403.9401-403.9425 pursuant to s. 403.9414 or grounds to deny or condition certification.History.—s. 1, ch. 92-284.
FL Stat § 403.9425 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 403 - Environmental Control|Part VIII - Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Siting (Ss. 403.9401-403.9425)|403.9425 - Revocation or suspension of certification.

403.9425 Revocation or suspension of certification.—Any certification may be revoked or suspended:(1) For any material false statement in the application or in the supplemental or additional statements of fact or studies required of the applicant when a true answer would have warranted the board’s refusal to recommend a certification in the first instance.(2) For failure to comply with the terms or conditions of the certification.(3) For violation of the provisions of ss. 403.9401-403.9425 or rules or orders issued thereunder.History.—s. 1, ch. 92-284.
FL Stat § 406.01 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.01 - Short title.

406.01 Short title.—This chapter shall be known as the “Medical Examiners Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 70-232.
FL Stat § 406.02 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.02 - Medical Examiners Commission; membership; terms; duties; staff.

406.02 Medical Examiners Commission; membership; terms; duties; staff.—(1) There is created the Medical Examiners Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement. The commission shall consist of nine persons appointed or selected as follows:(a) The Governor shall appoint:1. Two members who are physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459 and who are active district medical examiners;2. One member who is a funeral director licensed pursuant to chapter 497;3. One member who is a state attorney;4. One member who is a public defender;5. One member who is a sheriff; and6. One member who is a county commissioner.(b) One member shall be the Attorney General or her or his designated representative.(c) One member shall be the State Surgeon General or her or his designated representative.(2) The term of office of the physicians appointed to the commission shall be 4 years. The term of office of the state attorney, public defender, sheriff, and county commissioner each shall be 4 years unless she or he leaves that office sooner, in which case her or his appointment will terminate. The term of office of the funeral director shall be 4 years. Upon the expiration of the present terms of office, the Governor shall appoint two members for terms of 4 years, two members for terms of 3 years, two members for terms of 2 years, and one member for a term of 1 year. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term.(3) Members of the commission shall not receive any compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for travel and expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in s. 112.061.(4) The Medical Examiners Commission shall:(a) Initiate cooperative policies with any agency of the state or political subdivision thereof.(b) Remove or suspend district medical examiners pursuant to this act and have the authority to investigate violations of this act.(c) Oversee the distribution of state funds for the medical examiner districts and may make such agreements and contracts, subject to approval of the executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement, as may be necessary to effect the provisions of this chapter.(5) All staffing and budgetary decisions involving the commission shall be subject to the approval of the executive director of the department.(6) The Department of Law Enforcement shall employ staff for the commission pursuant to subsection (5).History.—s. 2, ch. 70-232; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 1, ch. 72-392; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 4, ch. 78-323; s. 15, ch. 79-8; ss. 1, 5, 6, 7, ch. 81-89; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; s. 16, ch. 86-220; ss. 1, 7, 8, ch. 87-359; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 25, ch. 97-103; s. 174, ch. 99-8; s. 140, ch. 2004-301; s. 55, ch. 2008-6; s. 113, ch. 2010-102.
FL Stat § 406.03 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.03 - Organization and meetings of commission.

406.03 Organization and meetings of commission.—The commission shall annually select a chair from among its own membership and shall meet at least four times each year and on the call of the chair.History.—s. 3, ch. 70-232; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 6, 7, ch. 81-89; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 7, 8, ch. 87-359; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 26, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 406.04 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.04 - Rules.

406.04 Rules.—The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter. The commission shall ensure minimum and uniform standards of excellence, performance of duties, and maintenance of records so as to provide useful and adequate information to the state in regard to causative factors of those deaths investigated.History.—s. 3, ch. 70-232; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 6, 7, ch. 81-89; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 7, 8, ch. 87-359; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 110, ch. 98-200.
FL Stat § 406.05 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.05 - Medical examiner districts.

406.05 Medical examiner districts.—The Medical Examiners Commission shall establish medical examiner districts within the state, taking into consideration population, judicial circuits of the state, geographical size of the area of coverage, availability of trained personnel, death rate by both natural and unnatural causes, and similar related factors. No county may be divided in the creation of a district. However, this limitation shall not prohibit cooperative arrangements among the several districts.History.—s. 3, ch. 70-232; s. 2, ch. 72-392; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 6, 7, ch. 81-89; ss. 1, 4, ch. 82-46; s. 2, ch. 83-265; ss. 7, 8, ch. 87-359; s. 5, ch. 91-429.
FL Stat § 406.06 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.06 - District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners.

406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners.—(1)(a) A district medical examiner shall be appointed by the Governor for each medical examiner district from nominees who are practicing physicians in pathology, whose nominations are submitted to the Governor by the Medical Examiners Commission. The term of office of each district medical examiner shall be 3 years. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term.(b) A physician member of the Medical Examiners Commission shall be eligible to serve as a district medical examiner upon approval by the Governor.(2) The district medical examiner may appoint as many physicians as associate medical examiners as may be necessary to provide service at all times and all places within the district. Associate medical examiners shall serve at the pleasure of the district medical examiner. The district medical examiner shall file an affidavit with the supervisor of elections in the county in which she or he resides assuring that associate medical examiners have no conflicting financial interests or clients represented before agencies pursuant to s. 112.3145.(3) District medical examiners and associate medical examiners shall be entitled to compensation and such reasonable salary and fees as are established by the board of county commissioners in the respective districts.(4) District medical examiners and associate medical examiners may engage in the private practice of medicine or surgery, if licensed pursuant to chapter 458 or chapter 459, insofar as such private practice does not interfere with their duties as prescribed herein.(5) District medical examiners and associate medical examiners are public officers for purposes of s. 112.313 and the standards of conduct prescribed thereunder.(6) The Governor may suspend a medical examiner for violation of s. 406.11(2)(b).(7) The Medical Examiners Commission may temporarily suspend a medical examiner who is unable to carry out the duties of a medical examiner by reason of the use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material. The commission shall reinstate the medical examiner if the medical examiner shows the commission that he or she is under appropriate treatment or in an appropriate program addressing the use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material and is again capable of carrying out the duties of a medical examiner.History.—ss. 4, 5, ch. 70-232; s. 3, ch. 72-392; s. 2, ch. 81-89; s. 68, ch. 83-218; s. 2, ch. 87-359; s. 2, ch. 90-169; s. 27, ch. 97-103; s. 1, ch. 98-253.
FL Stat § 406.08 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.08 - Payment of fees, salaries, and expenses; transportation costs; facilities.

406.08 Payment of fees, salaries, and expenses; transportation costs; facilities.—(1) Fees, salaries, and expenses may be paid from the general funds or any other funds under the control of the board of county commissioners. The district medical examiner shall submit an annual budget to the board of county commissioners.(2) In the event that an examination or autopsy is performed by the district medical examiner or his or her associate upon a body when the death occurred outside the district, the governmental body requesting the examination or autopsy shall pay the fee for such services.(3) When a body is transported to the district medical examiner or his or her associate, transportation costs, if any, shall be borne by the county in which the death occurred. Nothing within this chapter shall preclude payment for services to the district medical examiner by the state, either in part or on a matching basis.(4) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if an examination, investigation, or autopsy is performed by the district medical examiner or his or her associate upon the body of a person who died while in the custody of a facility or institution operated by a state agency, that state agency shall pay for such services and for any costs of transporting the body to the district medical examiner.(5) Autopsy and laboratory facilities utilized by the district medical examiner or his or her associates may be provided on a permanent or contractual basis by the counties within the district.History.—s. 5, ch. 70-232; s. 144, ch. 77-104; s. 3, ch. 81-89; s. 1, ch. 85-268; s. 4, ch. 87-359; s. 28, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 406.09 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.09 - Expert witness fees.

406.09 Expert witness fees.—District medical examiners or associate medical examiners shall be entitled to expert witness fees as provided by law.History.—s. 5, ch. 70-232; s. 4, ch. 81-89.
FL Stat § 406.11 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.11 - Examinations, investigations, and autopsies.

406.11 Examinations, investigations, and autopsies.—(1) In any of the following circumstances involving the death of a human being, the medical examiner of the district in which the death occurred or the body was found shall determine the cause of death and certify the death and shall, for that purpose, make or perform such examinations, investigations, and autopsies as he or she deems necessary or as requested by the state attorney:(a) When any person dies in this state:1. Of criminal violence.2. By accident.3. By suicide.4. Suddenly, when in apparent good health.5. Unattended by a practicing physician or other recognized practitioner.6. In any prison or penal institution.7. In police custody.8. In any suspicious or unusual circumstance.9. By criminal abortion.10. By poison.11. By disease constituting a threat to public health.12. By disease, injury, or toxic agent resulting from employment.(b) When a dead body is brought into this state without proper medical certification.(c) When a body is to be cremated, dissected, or buried at sea.(2)(a) The district medical examiner shall have the authority in any case coming under subsection (1) to perform, or have performed, whatever autopsies or laboratory examinations he or she deems necessary and in the public interest to determine the identification of or cause or manner of death of the deceased or to obtain evidence necessary for forensic examination.(b) The Medical Examiners Commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 120, providing for the notification of the next of kin that an investigation by the medical examiner’s office is being conducted. A medical examiner may not retain or furnish any body part of the deceased for research or any other purpose which is not in conjunction with a determination of the identification of or cause or manner of death of the deceased or the presence of disease or which is not otherwise authorized by this chapter, part V of chapter 765, or chapter 873, without notification of and approval by the next of kin.(c) A district medical examiner shall assist the State Health Officer in identifying and reporting deaths upon a request by the State Health Officer under s. 381.00315.History.—s. 6, ch. 70-232; s. 26, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 87-166; s. 29, ch. 97-103; s. 3, ch. 98-253; s. 48, ch. 2006-1; s. 28, ch. 2015-4; s. 19, ch. 2021-8.
FL Stat § 406.12 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.12 - Duty to report; prohibited acts.

406.12 Duty to report; prohibited acts.—It is the duty of any person in the district where a death occurs, including all municipalities and unincorporated and federal areas, who becomes aware of the death of any person occurring under the circumstances described in s. 406.11 to report such death and circumstances forthwith to the district medical examiner. Any person who knowingly fails or refuses to report such death and circumstances, who refuses to make available prior medical or other information pertinent to the death investigation, or who, without an order from the office of the district medical examiner, willfully touches, removes, or disturbs the body, clothing, or any article upon or near the body, with the intent to alter the evidence or circumstances surrounding the death, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 7, ch. 70-232; s. 353, ch. 71-136.
FL Stat § 406.13 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.13 - Examiner’s report; maintenance of records.

406.13 Examiner’s report; maintenance of records.—Upon receipt of such notification pursuant to s. 406.12, the district medical examiner or her or his associate shall examine or otherwise take charge of the dead body and shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency pursuant to s. 406.145. When the cause of death has been established within reasonable medical certainty by the district medical examiner or her or his associate, she or he shall so report or make available to the state attorney, in writing, her or his determination as to the cause of said death. Duplicate copies of records and the detailed findings of autopsy and laboratory investigations shall be maintained by the district medical examiner. Any evidence or specimen coming into the possession of said medical examiner in connection with any investigation or autopsy may be retained by the medical examiner or be delivered to one of the law enforcement officers assigned to the investigation of the death.History.—ss. 7, 8, ch. 70-232; s. 26, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 86-234; s. 30, ch. 97-103.
FL Stat § 406.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.14 - Duty of law enforcement officers.

406.14 Duty of law enforcement officers.—Any evidence material to the determination of the cause of death in possession of the law enforcement officers assigned to the investigation of the death shall be made available to the medical examiner. It is the duty of the law enforcement officer assigned to and investigating the death to immediately establish and maintain liaison with the medical examiner during the investigation into the cause of death.History.—s. 8, ch. 70-232.
FL Stat § 406.145 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXIX - Public Health|Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains|Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)|406.145 - Unidentified persons; reporting requirements.

406.145 Unidentified persons; reporting requirements.—When an unidentified body is transported to a district medical examiner pursuant to this chapter, the medical examiner shall immediately report receipt of such body to the appropriate law enforcement agency, provided such law enforcement agency was not responsible for transportation of the body to the medical examiner. If the medical examiner cannot determine the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction, he or she shall notify the sheriff of the county in which the medical examiner is located, who shall determine the law enforcement agency responsible for the identification. It is the duty of the law enforcement officer assigned to and investigating the death to immediately establish the identity of the body. If the body is not immediately identified, the law enforcement agency responsible for investigating the death shall enter data concerning the body, through the Florida Crime Information Center, into the Unidentified Person File of the National Crime Information Center.History.—s. 2, ch. 86-234; s. 31, ch. 97-103; s. 3, ch. 2013-116.