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MEDICAL EXAMINER PROMPTLY SHALL DELIVER TO THE STATE'S
ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY WHERE THE BODY WAS FOUND A COPY OF
EACH RECORD THAT RELATES TO A DEATH FOR WHICH THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER CONSIDERS FURTHER INVESTIGATION ADVISABLE. A
STATE'S ATTORNEY MAY OBTAIN FROM THE OFFICE OF A MEDICAL
EXAMINER A COPY OF ANY RECORD OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY CONSIDERS NECESSARY.

(D)  EVIDENCE.

(1)  IN THIS SUBSECTION, "RECORD":

(I)  MEANS THE RESULT OF A VIEW OR
EXAMINATION OF OR AN AUTOPSY ON A BODY; AND

(II)  DOES NOT INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF A
WITNESS OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL.

(2)  A RECORD OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL
EXAMINER OR ANY DEPUTY MEDICAL EXAMINER, IF MADE BY THE
MEDICAL EXAMINER OR BY ANYONE UNDER THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S
DIRECT SUPERVISION OR CONTROL, OR A CERTIFIED TRANSCRIPT OF
THAT RECORD, IS COMPETENT EVIDENCE IN ANY COURT IN THIS
STATE OF THE MATTERS AND FACTS CONTAINED IN IT.

(E)  FEES.

(1)  A MEDICAL EXAMINER SHALL CHARGE A REASONABLE
FEE FOR MAKING INSURANCE AND OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS.

(2)  A DEPUTY MEDICAL EXAMINER MAY KEEP ANY FEE
COLLECTED BY THE DEPUTY MEDICAL EXAMINER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
22, § 8.

As to subsection (c) of this section and the
substitution of "State's attorney for the county
where the body was found" for "the State's
attorney of Baltimore City, or the State's
attorney of the county, as the case may be", see
revisor's note to § 5-309 of this subtitle.

Also in subsection (c) of this section, the
references to "Baltimore City" are deleted as
unnecessary in light of the defined term
"county".

As to disposition of the fees collected by the
Chief Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief Medical
Examiner, or assistant medical examiner, see §
2-104(j) of this article.

Defined terms: "Body" § 5-101