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Chapter 58 - Coroners and Inquests
Chapter 58 - Coroners and Inquests
Section 58.010 Office of coroner (certain counties).
Section 58.020 Coroner, election — term of office (certain counties).
Section 58.030 Qualifications.
Section 58.040 Vacancy filled by governor.
Section 58.050 Oath — bond.
Section 58.060 Bond — sufficiency, how determined (certain counties).
Section 58.070 Failure to give bond — office vacated.
Section 58.090 Salary in lieu of fees (certain second class counties).
Section 58.095 Compensation of county coroner — training program, attendance required, when, expenses, compensation (noncharter counties).
Section 58.096 Compensation of deputy coroner, additional — training program, certification.
Section 58.100 Fees (third and fourth class counties).
Section 58.120 Travel expense (counties of third and fourth classification).
Section 58.160 Deputies, appointment, compensation.
Section 58.180 To be conservator of the peace.
Section 58.190 To execute process when sheriff disqualified.
Section 58.200 To perform duties of sheriff when office is vacant.
Section 58.205 Sheriff or chief deputy to perform coroner's duties, when.
Section 58.206 Special deputy coroner or special deputy medical examiner may be appointed, when — record-keeping requirements.
Section 58.215 Coroner to file death certificates with registrar of vital statistics, when — compensation for extra duty.
Section 58.260 Coroner may issue warrant to summon coroner's jury, when.
Section 58.270 Sheriff to execute warrant.
Section 58.280 Failure to execute warrant — penalty.
Section 58.290 Failure of juror to appear — penalty.
Section 58.300 Coroner to administer an oath to the jurors.
Section 58.310 Charge to be given to jury by coroner.
Section 58.320 Jury to remain together — exception.
Section 58.330 Coroner to issue subpoenas.
Section 58.340 Coroner to administer oath to witnesses.
Section 58.350 Evidence to be reduced to writing.
Section 58.360 Jury to deliver verdict in writing.
Section 58.370 Death by felony — duty of coroner.
Section 58.375 Reports of coroner (certain counties) — solicitation regarding funeral arrangements prohibited — embalming of body required, when.
Section 58.380 Coroner to issue a writ of attachment for witnesses, when.
Section 58.390 Attachment, how served — fees to be paid, by whom.
Section 58.400 Sheriff unable to execute duties, warrant may be directed to householder.
Section 58.410 Witnesses — discharged, when — may be fined or imprisoned, when.
Section 58.420 Coroner to notify witnesses to appear.
Section 58.430 Witness attached may be discharged on bail.
Section 58.440 Refusal to testify — penalty.
Section 58.445 Deaths due to motor vehicle or motorized watercraft accidents — report required when — tests for alcohol and drugs, when.
Section 58.449 Test results, how used, released, when.
Section 58.451 Death to be reported and investigated by coroner, certain counties, when — place of death, two counties involved, how determined — efforts to accommodate organ donation.
Section 58.452 Child's death under age eighteen, notice to coroner by persons having knowledge — referral to child fatality review panel, when — procedure for nonsuspicious death, form, duties — autopsy, child death pathologist, when — disagreement on need for autopsy, procedure — violation by coroner, penalty.
Section 58.455 Death certificate, how furnished, form, where filed, when (certain counties).
Section 58.457 Penalty for failure to report death (certain counties).
Section 58.460 Disposition of body a duty of coroner, when.
Section 58.470 Death by poisoning — coroner may have analysis and examination made.
Section 58.490 Unclaimed money or property found on deceased, turned over to public administrator by coroner.
Section 58.500 Duty of public administrator on receipt of money or property.
Section 58.520 Fees of coroners.
Section 58.530 Additional fees, when allowed.
Section 58.540 Compensation for taking testimony.
Section 58.550 Liability for costs.
Section 58.560 Surgeon's fee for postmortem examination, how paid.
Section 58.570 Coroner to certify costs to county commission.
Section 58.580 Costs and fees, when not allowed.
Section 58.590 When costs to be paid by relatives.
Section 58.600 Fraudulent charges — penalty.
Section 58.610 Costs, when paid in advance.
Section 58.620 Coroner's duties as to costs.
Section 58.700 Medical examiner appointed, certain counties — option for certain counties with elected office of coroner to retain coroner or appoint a medical examiner, procedure, compensation.
Section 58.705 Qualifications, tenure — vacancy, how filled (certain counties).
Section 58.710 Assistant examiners and employees — appointment, compensation (certain counties).
Section 58.715 Duties of medical examiner — prosecuting attorney to act as sheriff, when (certain counties).
Section 58.720 Medical examiner, certain counties, to investigate, when — death certificate issued, when — place of death — two counties involved, how determined — efforts to accommodate organ donation.
Section 58.722 Child's death under age eighteen, notice to medical examiner by persons having knowledge — referral to child fatality review panel, when — procedure for nonsuspicious death, form, duties — autopsy, child death pathologist, when — disagreement on need for autopsy, procedure — violation by medical examiner, penalty.
Section 58.725 Autopsy, when — performed by whom — report filed (certain counties).
Section 58.730 Law enforcement officers to cooperate with medical examiner (certain counties).
Section 58.735 Dead body, how disposed of (certain counties).
Section 58.740 Records, contents, how kept (certain counties)
Section 58.745 Oaths, shall administer — examinations — affidavits (certain counties).
Section 58.750 Penalty for failing to supply information (certain counties).
Section 58.760 Election to adopt, when — form of ballot — transition provisions (certain counties).
Section 58.765 Two or more counties may contract for medical examiner to serve them jointly (certain counties).
Section 58.770 Pituitary gland to be retained when autopsy is performed unless decedent or next of kin has indicated a contrary intention.
Section 58.775 Applicability of definitions.
Section 58.780 Cooperation with procurement organization required — postmortem examination requirements — removal of body parts permitted, when.
Section 58.785 Release of decedent information to procurement organizations, when — medicolegal examination permitted — recovery of body parts, requirements.