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Ala. Code § 11-5-1 Election; Term of Office
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A coroner for each county shall be elected by the qualified voters thereof and shall hold office for four years from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next after his election and until his successor is elected and qualified. (Code 1852, §800; Code 1867, §935; C…
Ala. Code § 11-5-10 Special Coroner - Appointment
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The judge of probate has authority to appoint a special coroner: (1) When the coroner has not qualified or the office is vacant and the emergency requires such officer; (2) When the coroner is absent from the county, having no deputy therein; (3) When the coroner is imprisoned; o…
Ala. Code § 11-5-11 Special Coroner - Duties
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A special coroner must discharge the duties of the sheriff in such cases as the coroner is required and also when the sheriff and coroner are imprisoned and, on the direction of the judge of probate, when they are both parties or both interested. (Code 1852, §§808, 809; Code 1867…
Ala. Code § 11-5-12 Liability of Coroner or Special Coroner for Wrongful Acts, Etc., While Discharging Duties of Sheriff
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For the failure to perform any duty or the improper or neglectful performance of such duty or for any wrongful act committed under color of office by the coroner or the special coroner while discharging the duties of sheriff, such coroner and his sureties and such special coroner…