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§ 32.1-278 Appointment and qualifications of Chief Medical Examiner

A Chief Medical Examiner, who shall be a forensic pathologist licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth, shall be appointed by the Commissioner with the approval of the Board.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as § 32-31.10. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 366; in 1975, chapter 475; in 1979, chapter 711.

Code 1950, § 32-31.10; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 475; 1979, c. 711.

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