Alabama Code Title 45. Local Laws § 45-49-171.77

(1) If a decedent who may provide a suitable cornea for the transplant is under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist and an autopsy will be required in accordance with state law.

(2) If no objection by the next of kin is known by the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist.

(3) If the cornea for transplant will not interfere with the subsequent course of an investigation or autopsy or will alter the postmortem facial appearance.