ARTICLE 1. Duties Generally
Article 1 added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.
§§ 27460–27473 · 16 sections
- § 27460 If an inquest is held by the coroner and no other person takes charge of the body of the deceased, he shall cause it to be interred decently.
- § 27461 In order to inter decently the body of the deceased, the coroner may apply to a judge of the superior court of his county for an order permitting him to: (a)…
- § 27462 The coroner shall file with the clerk of the court a statement showing the property of the deceased that came into his hands, the amount received from the sale…
- § 27463 The coroner shall keep an official register, labeled “Coroner’s Register,” with pages numbered, indexed and bound, in which he shall enter: (a) The name and…
- § 27463.5 In lieu of the “coroner’s register,” the coroner may keep an official file for each deceased person containing all of the information required by Section…
- § 27464 Whenever the death of any person shall have been referred to the coroner for investigation, there shall be delivered to the coroner any note, letter or other…
- § 27465 Within 90 days after an inquest upon a dead body the coroner shall deliver to the legal representatives of the deceased any money or other property found upon…
- § 27466 If, within 90 days after the inquest, no legal representative makes a demand upon the coroner for the money or property found upon the body of the decedent,…
- § 27467 If the coroner fails to deliver to the treasurer within 120 days after any inquest upon a dead body all money and proceeds from the sale of property found upon…
- § 27468 If within 90 days after an inquest upon a dead body no legal representative of the decedent demands from the coroner the property found upon the person of the…
- § 27469 In any action or proceeding in which the sheriff is a party, the coroner shall discharge the duties of sheriff.
- § 27470 If no private ambulance service other than that operated by a coroner is available, in addition to his salary and other fees allowed by law the coroner may be…
- § 27470.5 Any county with a population under 250,000 that has elected to implement a trauma care system plan pursuant to Section 1797.257 of the Health and Safety Code…
- § 27471 (a) Whenever the coroner takes custody of a dead body pursuant to law, he or she shall make a reasonable attempt to locate the family. After a reasonable…
- § 27472 If authorized by the county board of supervisors by ordinance, the coroner, whenever he or she takes custody of a dead body pursuant to law, may charge and…
- § 27473 In coroners’ cases, interpreters’ and translators’ fees or other compensation shall be paid from the county treasury upon warrants drawn by the county auditor,…