Florida Statutes Title XLVII. Criminal Procedure and Corrections § 925.09. Authority of state attorney to order autopsies

The state attorney may have an autopsy performed, before or after interment, on a dead body found in the county when she or he decides it is necessary in determining whether or not death was the result of a crime. Physicians performing the autopsy shall be paid reasonable fees by the county upon the approval of the county commission and the state attorney ordering the autopsy.