22a-245 District coroners fund; allocations and distributions.
22a-245. District coroners fund; allocations and distributions. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the district coroners fund. (b) Moneys in the district coroners fund after the payment of fees for autopsies under subsection (f) of K.S.A. 22a-242, and amendments thereto, shall be allocated and distributed to each county on March 15 of […]
22a-215 District coroner; disposition of body of deceased; burial, when; expenses, how paid; penalties.
22a-215. District coroner; disposition of body of deceased; burial, when; expenses, how paid; penalties. (a) The coroner shall cause the body of a deceased person to be delivered to the immediate family or the next of kin of the deceased in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-904, and amendments thereto. If there is no […]
22a-246 Evidence taken before body cremated if criminal investigation likely; preservation of records.
22a-246. Evidence taken before body cremated if criminal investigation likely; preservation of records. (a) When the death of a person is a death described in K.S.A. 22a-231, and amendments thereto, and a criminal investigation is or is likely to be conducted regarding the death and the body is to be cremated, the district coroner or […]
22a-226 District coroner; qualifications; nomination; appointment; term; compensation; vacancies; oath; deputy coroners.
22a-226. District coroner; qualifications; nomination; appointment; term; compensation; vacancies; oath; deputy coroners. (a) There is hereby established the office of district coroner in each judicial district of the state. The district coroner shall be a resident of the state of Kansas licensed to practice medicine and surgery by the state board of healing arts or […]
22a-227 Same; annual salaries.
22a-227. Same; annual salaries. The district coroner shall receive an annual salary fixed by the county commissioners of a single-county judicial district or the county commissioners of the county with the largest population in multiple-county judicial districts. History: L. 1963, ch. 166, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 164, § 10; L. 1969, ch. 143, § […]
22a-228 Same; travel allowances and expenses; fees, expenses and compensation, how paid; deputy coroners, compensation.
22a-228. Same; travel allowances and expenses; fees, expenses and compensation, how paid; deputy coroners, compensation. (a) Deputy district coroners shall receive a salary or other compensation as may be prescribed by the county commissioners of a single-county judicial district or the county commissioners of the county with the largest population in multiple-county judicial districts. (b) […]
22a-229 Same; possession of property in determining cause of death.
22a-229. Same; possession of property in determining cause of death. The district coroner, or his deputy, shall take possession of and retain as long as necessary, any property important in determining the cause of death in any case in which this act required that the coroner be notified, but only such property. When such property […]
22a-230 Same; inquest, when; jury; oath; subpoenas; arrest.
22a-230. Same; inquest, when; jury; oath; subpoenas; arrest. (a) The coroner may hold an inquest upon the dead bodies of such persons whose deaths appear to have been caused by unlawful means when the circumstances relating to such deaths are unknown. The inquest shall be held in accordance with the provisions of this section. Except […]
22a-231 Same; notification of death to coroner or deputy, when; jurisdiction regarding investigation.
22a-231. Same; notification of death to coroner or deputy, when; jurisdiction regarding investigation. When any person dies, or human body is found dead in the state, and the death is suspected to have been the result of violence, caused by unlawful means or by suicide, or by casualty, or suddenly when the decedent was in […]
22a-232 Same; duties; transfer of jurisdiction.
22a-232. Same; duties; transfer of jurisdiction. (a) Upon receipt of notice pursuant to K.S.A. 22a-231, and amendments thereto, the coroner shall take charge of the dead body, make inquiries regarding the cause of death and reduce the findings to a report in writing. Such report shall be filed with the clerk of the district court […]