2011 Code of Virginia
Title 32.1 HEALTH.
Chapter 8 Postmortem Examinations and Services (32.1-277 thru 32.1-305)
32.1-282 Local medical examiners

32.1-282. Local medical examiners.

A. The Chief Medical Examiner shall appoint for each county and city one or more medical examiners to take office on the first day of October of the year of appointment.

B. Each medical examiner shall be licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth and shall be appointed from a list of two or more nominations submitted by the medical society for the county or city for which the appointment is to be made. If no list of names is submitted, the Chief Medical Examiner shall select the medical examiner or medical examiners.

C. The term of each medical examiner so appointed shall be three years and until his successor is appointed and has qualified.

D. The Chief Medical Examiner shall fill any vacancy in the office of medical examiner for the unexpired term and shall make any necessary temporary appointments.

E. In the event the medical examiner of any county or city is unable to serve in any particular case or for any period of time on account of illness, enforced absence or personal interest, the Chief Medical Examiner shall designate some other qualified doctor of medicine to serve in the place of such medical examiner in such particular case or for such period of time.

(Code 1950, 32-31.16; 1952, c. 318; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 475; 1979, c. 711.)