HB491 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri CollinsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Counties required to pay cost of services provided by Department of Forensic Sciences

Summary

Counties where the Department of Forensic Sciences acts as coroner or medical examiner must pay the department for those services, with funds going to a state trust fund.

What This Bill Does

If the Department of Forensic Sciences performs coroner or medical examiner duties in a county, that county must pay the cost of those services each year as determined by the department. Payments are due by the 10th day of each month and deposited into the Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund. If a county does not pay, the department will not perform the coroner or medical examiner duties for that county. The act repeals conflicting laws and becomes effective October 1, 2012.

Who It Affects

• Counties (county commissions) that rely on the Department of Forensic Sciences for coroner/medical examiner duties will be required to pay the cost of those services.
• The Department of Forensic Sciences and the Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund, which will receive payments from counties and use them to fund the provided services.

Key Provisions

• Counties must pay the annual cost of DFS services for coroner/medical examiner duties, as determined by DFS.
• Payments are due by the 10th day of each month and deposited into the Alabama Forensic Services Trust Fund.
• If a county fails to pay, DFS will not perform the coroner/medical examiner duties for that county.
• The act repeals laws that conflict with it.
• The act becomes effective October 1, 2012.

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Subjects

Counties