Section 15-4-1 Duty of coroner to take sworn statement on death; direction to summon jury; service, compensation, and oath of jurors. (a) When a coroner has been informed that a person has been killed or suddenly died under such circumstances as to afford a reasonable ground for belief that such death has been occasioned by […]
Section 15-4-10 Money and property of deceased to be delivered to county treasurer; exception; disposition of property and proceeds therefrom. (a) Within 30 days after an inquest on a dead body, the coroner must deliver to the county treasurer any money or other property which may be found on the body, unless claimed in the […]
Section 15-4-11 Fees of physician or surgeon for postmortem, autopsy and internal examinations; recovery of costs by county against estate. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. (Code 1852, §823; Code 1867, §4374; Code 1876, §4002; Code 1886, §4813; Code 1896, §4936; Code 1907, §7174; Code 1923, §4569; Code 1940, T. 15, §88.)
Section 15-4-2 Examination of body and report by coroner; postmortem, autopsy or internal examination of body and report by physician or surgeon. (a) When a coroner has been informed that a person is dead in the county and that such person died without being attended or examined by a legally qualified physician, the coroner shall […]
Section 15-4-3 Subpoenas for witnesses; witnesses to be summoned and examined. In an inquest under this chapter, the coroner may issue subpoenas for witnesses returnable forthwith or at such time and place as he may appoint. He must summon and examine as a witness any person who, in his opinion or that of any of […]
Section 15-4-4 Service of subpoenas; proceedings against defaulting witnesses; endorsement as presumptive evidence of default. (a) In an inquest under this chapter, the sheriff or any constable must serve subpoenas for witnesses or they may be served by the coroner. (b) If any witness, being subpoenaed, fails to attend, the coroner must endorse on the […]
Section 15-4-5 Refusal of witness to answer questions. In an inquest under this chapter, any witness who refuses to answer any question in relation to the cause of death, except on the ground that it may criminate himself, is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be committed to jail by the coroner, unless he gives […]
Section 15-4-6 Right of coroner to administer oaths. Coroners shall have the right to administer oaths to persons on preliminary examinations provided for by this chapter. (Code 1876, §4004; Code 1886, §4806; Code 1896, §4929; Code 1907, §7167; Code 1923, §4562; Code 1940, T. 15, §81.)
Section 15-4-7 Rendition of verdict by jury and certification by inquisition; contents of inquisition. After inspecting the body and hearing the evidence, a jury summoned under this chapter must render its verdict and certify it by an inquisition in writing signed by it, setting forth who the person is and when, where and by what […]
Section 15-4-8 Return of inquisition and preliminary investigation to circuit court; undertaking of witnesses to appear in court. (a) An inquisition taken under this chapter must be returned by the coroner forthwith, together with the written statement under oath taken by him on the preliminary investigation, to the clerk of the circuit court of the […]
Section 15-4-9 Issuance and execution of arrest warrant for accused; appearance of accused before judge. (a) If a jury summoned under this chapter finds that the deceased came to his death by the act of another by unlawful means, the coroner may issue a warrant of arrest for such person, which may be executed in […]
