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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-16-33. Coroner to make inquest upon completion of examination and verification.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-16-33. Coroner to make inquest upon completion of examination and verification.

Upon the completion of the medical examiner’s inquiry by the medical examiner, as provided in Code Section 45-16-24, and after verification by the division when such verification is required, the coroner shall then make an inquest into the death of such deceased person as provided in Code Section 45-16-27.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 602, § 10; Ga. L. 1960, p. 1009, § 7; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1735, § 3.