When there is no coroner, and in case of the coroner's absence or inability to act, the sheriff of the county is authorized to discharge the duties of coroner in relation to dead bodies.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-1817
Coroner; duties; performance by sheriff
Laws 1879, § 112, p. 384; R.S.1913, § 5679; C.S.1922, § 5009; C.S.1929, § 26-1518; R.S.1943, § 23-1817; Laws 1979, LB 80, § 79.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.