§ 451. Authority to abolish office of coroner and create office of medical examiner.  


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  • Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution to the contrary, the general assembly may abolish the office of coroner of DeKalb County; may create in lieu thereof the office of medical examiner of DeKalb County; and may provide for the selection, term, qualifications, compensation and expenses, powers, duties, functions, and all other matters relating to such medical examiner all without respect to uniformity. The authority provided by this paragraph may be exercised by the general assembly notwithstanding any general law heretofore or hereafter enacted dealing with the subject matter of this paragraph, and any local law adopted pursuant to the authority of this paragraph shall control the subject matter thereof as to DeKalb County, notwithstanding the provisions of any conflicting general law.

(Acts 1980, p. 2106, § 1)

Editor's note

The above is a local constitutional amendment to Ga. Const. 1976, art. IX, § II, par. VII. Pursuant to Ga. Const. 1983, art. XI, § I, par. IV, and subject to certain exceptions, constitutional amendments were repealed as of July 1, 1987 unless continued by one (1) of the methods provided in such paragraph on or before such date. The above amendment was continued by Acts 1958, p. 3800. The introductory language for the amendment which states what portion of the constitution is amended has been deleted.