Inspections conducted according to the prescriptions the Code of Criminal Procedure shall be performed by a forensic pathologist or an examiner unless otherwise specified by this Act.
Autopsies shall be performed by a forensic pathologist unless otherwise specified by this Act.

A forensic pathologist shall submit a written recommendation for an autopsy to the prosecution after conducting an inspection of the body of a deceased person if he or she finds one of the following conditions:
1. The surviving spouse or a direct bloodline of the deceased has requested for an autopsy;
2. The death was due to a suspicious violent criminal act;
3. The cause of death might endanger public interests or public health;
4. The deceased was dead when he or she was delivered to a medical institute;
5. The person has died during interrogation, incarceration, a summon, arrest, escort and transportation of inmates, custody, detention of accused, a lien, rehabilitative measure, serving prison sentence;
6. The deceased was a soldier and the cause of death is unknown;
7. The deceased played a critical role in an accident;
8. The body of the deceased is not claimed and the cause of death is unknown;
9. The cause of death may not be clarified without an autopsy.

A forensic pathologist shall complete an inspection report following inspecting the body of a deceased person, an autopsy report following conducting an autopsy and an identification report following identifying the cause of death.
The formation of reports set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be stipulated by the competent authority.