Nevada Chapter 259 — Coroners
24 sections hosted, reproduced from the official public-domain source.
- NRS 259.010— Coroners’ districts; inapplicability of certain provisions of chapter
- NRS 259.020— Sheriffs are ex officio coroners; exceptions
- NRS 259.025— Account for support of office of county coroner
- NRS 259.030— Travel and subsistence
- NRS 259.040— Deputies
- NRS 259.045— Coroner to notify next of kin of decedent of fact of death; authority to notify and provide coroner’s report to decedent’s parents, guardians, adult children or custodians
- NRS 259.047— Test of decedent for communicable diseases; report of results
- NRS 259.049— Program to promote mental health of certain persons; program to provide bereavement services to public
- NRS 259.050— Investigation into cause of death; postmortem examination; inquest
- NRS 259.053— Postmortem examination by forensic pathologist: Determination of cause of death; death certificate
- NRS 259.060— Penalty for failure to attend as juror
- NRS 259.070— Oath of juror
- NRS 259.080— Fees of jurors; expenses of transportation of jury
- NRS 259.090— Inquest: Summoning and examination of witnesses; examination of decedent; adjournment
- NRS 259.100— Witness failing to attend punishable for contempt
- NRS 259.110— Rendition of verdict: Certification; contents
- NRS 259.120— Testimony to be reduced to writing and filed with clerk of district court
- NRS 259.130— Warrant to issue for accused
- NRS 259.140— Service and return of warrant
- NRS 259.145— Fee of justice of the peace for holding inquest
- NRS 259.150— Inventory of money and property of decedent; delivery to county treasurer; signs prohibiting entrance to residence of decedent; penalty for disregard of prohibition
- NRS 259.160— Duties of county treasurer pertaining to money and property of decedent
- NRS 259.170— Payment to representatives of decedent
- NRS 259.180— Burial of decedent; payment of expenses