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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-16-61. Definitions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-16-61. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term:

(1) ‘‘Certified coroner’’ means a coroner who has the appropriate required certificate of training issued by the council on file with the Board of Public Safety.

(2) ‘‘Coroner’’ means any person appointed or elected in a county to serve as coroner or deputy coroner.

(3) ‘‘Council’’ means the Georgia Coroner’s Training Council.

(4) ‘‘School’’ means any school, college, university, academy, or training program approved by the council and the Board of Public Safety which offers basic, in-service, advanced, specialized, or continuing training, or a combination thereof, and includes within its meaning a combination of course curriculum, instructors, and facilities which meets the standards required by the council.

## History

Code 1981, § 45-16-61, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 797, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45.