Coroner

Responsibility

The chief responsibility of the coroner is to determine the cause of death in cases involving

  • Violence
  • Casualty
  • Unexplained or suspicious circumstances
  • Or when a person has been found deceased

Duties of the County Coroners

Duties of the County Coroners include:

  • Identification of the deceased
  • Determination of the cause of death
  • Determination of the manner of death

The County Coroner is on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

  1. Does every death involve the coroner?
  2. Does the coroner's office provide all death certificates
  3. Who performs an autopsy?
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