22a-235. Same; records of coroner as evidence; forms. The records of the coroner filed with the clerk of the district court and other public records of the coroner made by the coroners or by anyone under the direction or supervision and transcripts certified by the coroner shall be received in any court or administrative body in the state as competent evidence of the matters and facts therein contained. All records filed under this section shall be on a form approved by the director of the Kansas bureau of investigation. The records which shall be admissible under this section shall be records of the results of views and examinations of or autopsies upon the bodies of deceased persons by such coroner or by anyone under such coroner's direct supervision or control, and shall not include statements made by witnesses or other persons.
History: L. 1963, ch. 166, § 10; L. 1965, ch. 164, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 124, § 5; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 22a - District Officers And Employees
22a-227 Same; annual salaries.
22a-229 Same; possession of property in determining cause of death.
22a-230 Same; inquest, when; jury; oath; subpoenas; arrest.
22a-232 Same; duties; transfer of jurisdiction.
22a-235 Same; records of coroner as evidence; forms.
22a-236 Same; witness fees to coroner or deputy in criminal proceedings.
22a-245 District coroners fund; allocations and distributions.