An individual elected or appointed to the office of coroner may not execute any of the duties of the office before a commission has been issued to the coroner by the Governor and properly recorded. An individual who violates this section may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months. The individual shall be liable to a person injured by an act done by the individual under authority of the office.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13934
Execution of office
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