Except in any county where a coroner is appointed pursuant to NRS 244.163, all sheriffs in this state are ex officio coroners, unless such an arrangement is altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507.
NRS 259.020
Sheriffs are ex officio coroners; exceptions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hernandez v. Bennett-Haron (2012)
Most recently applied in Hernandez v. Bennett-Haron (October 2012)
[Part 2:107:1909; A 1911, 58; 1949, 595; 1943 NCL § 11426]—(NRS A 1979, 1368; 2009, 594)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.