1. Every county in this State constitutes a coroner’s district, except a county where a coroner is appointed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.163. 2. The provisions of this chapter, except NRS 259.025, 259.045, 259.047, 259.049, subsections 3 and 4 of NRS 259.050, NRS 259.053 and 259.150 to 259.180, inclusive, do not apply to […]
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. [Part 2:107:1909; A 1911, 58; 1949, 595; 1943 NCL § 11426]—(NRS A 1979, 1368; 2009, 594)
1. The board of county commissioners of each county may create in the county general fund an account for the support of the office of the county coroner. The county treasurer shall deposit in that account the money received from: (a) The State Registrar of Vital Statistics pursuant to NRS 440.690; and (b) A district […]
The coroner is entitled to allowances for the expenses of any travel and subsistence which the coroner necessarily incurs in the performance of his or her duties. [18:107:1909; A 1955, 60]—(NRS A 1979, 1368)
1. All coroners may appoint deputies, who are authorized to transact such official business pertaining to the office as their principals direct. Coroners are responsible for the compensation of the deputies and are responsible on their official bonds for all official malfeasance or nonfeasance of the deputies. The appointment of a deputy must not be […]
1. The coroner shall make a reasonable effort to notify a decedent’s next of kin who is authorized to order the burial or cremation of the human remains of the decedent pursuant to NRS 451.024 of the fact of the decedent’s death without unreasonable delay. 2. The coroner may notify the parents, guardians, adult children […]
1. The coroner may cause a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner to be tested for communicable diseases without obtaining a court order if: (a) A law enforcement officer, emergency medical attendant or firefighter came in contact with the blood or bodily fluids of the decedent in the course of his or her official […]
A coroner may establish: 1. A program to promote the mental health of: (a) The employees of the office of the coroner; and (b) Any person impacted as a result of providing services in his or her professional capacity in response to an incident involving mass casualties within the county. 2. A program that provides […]
