Statutes

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§ 58.260 — Coroner may issue warrant to summon coroner's jury, when.

§ 58.270 — Sheriff to execute warrant.

§ 58.280 — Failure to execute warrant — penalty.

§ 58.290 — Failure of juror to appear — penalty.

§ 58.300 — Coroner to administer an oath to the jurors.

§ 58.310 — Charge to be given to jury by coroner.

§ 58.320 — Jury to remain together — exception.

§ 58.330 — Coroner to issue subpoenas.

§ 58.340 — Coroner to administer oath to witnesses.

§ 58.350 — Evidence to be reduced to writing.

§ 58.360 — Jury to deliver verdict in writing.

§ 58.370 — Death by felony — duty of coroner.

§ 58.375 — Reports of coroner (certain counties) — solicitation regarding funeral arrangements prohibited — embalming of body required, when.

§ 58.380 — Coroner to issue a writ of attachment for witnesses, when.

§ 58.390 — Attachment, how served — fees to be paid, by whom.

§ 58.400 — Sheriff unable to execute duties, warrant may be directed to householder.

§ 58.410 — Witnesses — discharged, when — may be fined or imprisoned, when.

§ 58.420 — Coroner to notify witnesses to appear.

§ 58.430 — Witness attached may be discharged on bail.

§ 58.440 — Refusal to testify — penalty.

§ 58.445 — Deaths due to motor vehicle or motorized watercraft accidents — report required when — tests for alcohol and drugs, when.

§ 58.447 — (Repealed L. 1983 H.B. 713 § 1 Revision)

§ 58.449 — Test results, how used, released, when.

§ 58.450 — (Repealed L. 1951 p. 374 § 1)

§ 58.451 — Death to be reported and investigated by coroner, certain counties, procedure — place of death, two counties involved, how determined — efforts to accommodate organ donation.

§ 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.

§ 58.455 — Death certificate, how furnished, form, where filed, when (certain counties).

§ 58.457 — Penalty for failure to report death (certain counties).

§ 58.460 — Disposition of body a duty of coroner, when.

§ 58.470 — Death by poisoning — coroner may have analysis and examination made.

§ 58.480 — (Repealed L. 1986 H.B. 1164 § A)

§ 58.490 — Unclaimed money or property found on deceased, turned over to public administrator by coroner.

§ 58.500 — Duty of public administrator on receipt of money or property.

§ 58.510 — (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 22 § A merged with S.B. 497 § A)

§ 58.520 — Fees of coroners.

§ 58.530 — Additional fees, when allowed.

§ 58.540 — Compensation for taking testimony.

§ 58.550 — Liability for costs.

§ 58.560 — Surgeon's fee for postmortem examination, how paid.

§ 58.570 — Coroner to certify costs to county commission.

§ 58.580 — Costs and fees, when not allowed.

§ 58.590 — When costs to be paid by relatives.

§ 58.600 — Fraudulent charges — penalty.

§ 58.610 — Costs, when paid in advance.

§ 58.620 — Coroner's duties as to costs.