In the event the Board of Corrections needs the service of a coroner and there is not a coroner in the county, the judge of probate shall appoint a special coroner at the request of the board. (Acts 1911, No. 303, p. 356; Code 1923, §4872; Code 1940, T. 45, §178.)
Appointment of Special Coroner
Ala. Code § 14-6-99, under Inspection of Jails and Sanitation Requirements Generally.
Ala. Code § 14-6-99