{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"27499","citation":"Gov. Code, § 27499","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000. - 28085.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-2"},{"name":"PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500. - 27773.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-2/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10. Coroner [27460. - 27530.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-2/part-3/chapter-10"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Inquests [27490. - 27512.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-2/part-3/chapter-10/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The coroner shall summon and examine as witnesses every person who in his opinion or that of any of the jury has any knowledge of the facts. He may summon a surgeon or physician to inspect the body or hold a post mortem examination or a chemist to make an analysis of the stomach or the tissues of the deceased and give a professional opinion as to the cause of the death.</p>","text":"The coroner shall summon and examine as witnesses every person who in his opinion or that of any of the jury has any knowledge of the facts. He may summon a surgeon or physician to inspect the body or hold a post mortem examination or a chemist to make an analysis of the stomach or the tissues of the deceased and give a professional opinion as to the cause of the death.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/inquests-27499","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}