Effective: August 31, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 240 – 131st General Assembly (A) A coroner shall be elected quadrennially in each county, who shall hold office for a term of four years, beginning on the first Monday of January next after election. (B) As used in the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires […]
Effective: August 31, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 240 – 131st General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, no person shall be eligible to the office of coroner except a physician who has been licensed to practice as a physician in this state for a period of at least two […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 291 – 132nd General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the coroner shall give a bond, signed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do business in this state and to be approved by the board of county commissioners, or, […]
Effective: August 31, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 240 – 131st General Assembly When the coroner is absent temporarily from the county, or when on duty with the armed services of the United States, the state militia, or the American red cross, or when unable to discharge the duties of the office of coroner, such […]
Effective: August 31, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 240 – 131st General Assembly (A)(1) The coroner may appoint, in writing, deputy coroners, who shall be licensed physicians of good standing in their profession, one of whom may be designated as the chief deputy coroner. The coroner also may appoint pathologists as deputy coroners, who may […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The coroner, his deputy, and assistants shall be available at all times for the performance of their duties as set forth in sections 313.01 to 313.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Effective: June 18, 2010 Latest Legislation: House Bill 393 – 128th General Assembly (A) There may be established in the county seat of justice, or at another location as provided in division (B) of this section, suitable quarters, laboratories, and equipment necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the coroner. Such quarters shall […]
Effective: August 17, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 571, House Bill 235 – 126th General Assembly (A) In counties in which a county morgue is maintained, the coroner shall be the official custodian of the morgue. In all cases of the finding of the body or remains of a deceased person within a county in […]
Effective: August 26, 1975 Latest Legislation: House Bill 750 – 111th General Assembly The coroner shall keep a complete record of and shall fill in the cause of death on the death certificate, in all cases coming under his jurisdiction. All records shall be kept in the office of the coroner, but, if no such […]
Effective: September 5, 2001 Latest Legislation: House Bill 94 – 124th General Assembly In connection with the performance of duties under this chapter, a coroner, deputy coroner, or representative of a coroner or deputy coroner may request, in writing, to inspect and receive a copy of the deceased person’s medical and psychiatric records. The person […]
Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 471 – 127th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the records of the coroner who has jurisdiction over the case, including, but not limited to, the detailed descriptions of the observations written during the progress of an autopsy and the conclusions drawn from […]
Effective: September 26, 1990 Latest Legislation: House Bill 639 – 118th General Assembly (A) No person, without an order from the coroner, any deputy coroner, or an investigator or other person designated by the coroner as having authority to issue an order under this section, shall purposely remove or disturb the body of any person […]
Effective: October 12, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 – 131st General Assembly (A) When any person dies as a result of criminal or other violent means, by casualty, by suicide, or in any suspicious or unusual manner, when any person, including a child under two years of age, dies suddenly when in apparent good […]
Effective: September 17, 2014 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 278 – 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “parent” means either parent, except that if one parent has been designated the residential parent and legal custodian of the child, “parent” means the designated residential parent and legal custodian, and if a person other than […]
Effective: September 10, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly The director of health, after reviewing and considering any recommendations made by the Ohio state coroners association, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing a protocol governing the performance of autopsies under section 313.121 of the […]
Effective: August 17, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 235 – 126th General Assembly (A)(1) As used in this chapter, “autopsy” means the external and internal examination of the body of a deceased person, including, but not limited to, gross visual inspection and dissection of the body and its internal organs, photographic or narrative documentation of […]
Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 529 – 127th General Assembly (A) The coroner, any deputy coroner, an investigator appointed pursuant to section 313.05 of the Revised Code, or any other person the coroner designates as having the authority to act under this section may go to the dead body and take charge […]
Effective: July 25, 1990 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 131 – 118th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Friend” means any person who maintained regular contact with the deceased person, and who was familiar with the deceased person’s activities, health, and religious beliefs at the time of the deceased person’s death, any person […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly If an autopsy includes a toxicological analysis, the coroner, deputy coroner, or pathologist shall screen for the presence of buprenorphine, naltrexone, and methadone.
Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 595 – 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) The coroner shall make a reasonable effort to notify any known relatives of a deceased person who meets death in the manner described by section 313.12 of the Revised Code by letter or otherwise. The coroner shall also make a reasonable […]
