Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 58 - Coroners and Inquests
Section 58.760 - Election to adopt, when — form of ballot — transition provisions (certain counties).

Effective - 28 Aug 1978
58.760. Election to adopt, when — form of ballot — transition provisions (certain counties). — 1. The provisions of sections 58.010, 58.020, 58.060, 58.090, 58.160, 58.375, 58.451, 58.455 and 58.700 to 58.765 may be adopted by any other county of this state after approval by a vote of the people of the county. The governing body of the county may make an order presenting the question for the establishment of a county medical examiner and shall, upon a petition signed by a number of voters in the county equal to five percent of the total vote cast in the county at the last preceding election for governor requesting an election on the question, submit the proposition at an election.
2. The proposition shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall the office of county medical examiner be established?
3. If a majority of those voting on the question vote for the adoption of a county medical examiner, the provisions of sections 58.010, 58.020, 58.060, 58.090, 58.160, 58.375, 58.451, 58.455 and 58.700 to 58.765 shall apply to the county.
4. The coroner in any county adopting sections 58.010, 58.020, 58.060, 58.090, 58.160, 58.375, 58.451, 58.455 and 58.700 to 58.765 in office at the time the county adopts sections 58.010, 58.020, 58.060, 58.090, 58.160, 58.375, 58.451, 58.455 and 58.700 to 58.765 shall not be removed from office during the remainder of the term of office for which he was elected, but upon the expiration of his term, or upon his death or resignation, the office of coroner is abolished in the county and a county medical examiner shall be approved as provided in sections 58.010, 58.020, 58.060, 58.090, 58.160, 58.375, 58.451, 58.455 and 58.700 to 58.765.
5. As used in sections 58.700 through 58.765 in reference to any county of the first class composed entirely of a city with a population of more than six hundred thousand, the term "governing body of the county" means the mayor of such city, and the terms "city medical examiner" or "assistant city medical examiner" shall be used in lieu of "county medical examiner" or "assistant county medical examiner".
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(L. 1973 S.B. 122 § 16, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
(1975) Language "any other county" includes city of St. Louis. This section does not violate Art. VI § 22 Const. of Mo., State ex rel. McClellan v. Godfrey (Mo.), 519 S.W.2d 4.

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Missouri Revised Statutes

Title VI - County, Township and Political Subdivision Government

Chapter 58 - Coroners and Inquests

Section 58.010 - Office of coroner (certain counties).

Section 58.020 - Coroner, election — term of office (certain counties).

Section 58.030 - Qualifications.

Section 58.035 - Coroner standards and training commission, members, terms, chairperson, meetings — duties — rulemaking authority — report.

Section 58.040 - Vacancy filled by governor.

Section 58.050 - Oath — bond.

Section 58.060 - Bond — sufficiency, how determined (certain counties).

Section 58.070 - Failure to give bond — office vacated.

Section 58.090 - Salary in lieu of fees (certain second class counties).

Section 58.095 - Compensation of county coroner — training program, attendance required, when, expenses, compensation (noncharter counties).

Section 58.096 - Compensation of deputy coroner, additional — training program, certification.

Section 58.100 - Fees (third and fourth class counties).

Section 58.120 - Travel expense (counties of third and fourth classification).

Section 58.160 - Deputies, appointment, compensation.

Section 58.180 - To be conservator of the peace.

Section 58.190 - To execute process when sheriff disqualified.

Section 58.200 - Coroner to perform duties of sheriff when office is vacant — additional compensation, when.

Section 58.205 - Sheriff or chief deputy to perform coroner's duties, when.

Section 58.206 - Special deputy coroner or special deputy medical examiner may be appointed, when — record-keeping requirements.

Section 58.208 - Death certificate fees, deposit in training fund — use of moneys — fund created — state of emergency or disaster, request for reimbursement.

Section 58.215 - Coroner to file death certificates with registrar of vital statistics, when — compensation for extra duty.

Section 58.260 - Coroner may issue warrant to summon coroner's jury, when.

Section 58.270 - Sheriff to execute warrant.

Section 58.280 - Failure to execute warrant — penalty.

Section 58.290 - Failure of juror to appear — penalty.

Section 58.300 - Coroner to administer an oath to the jurors.

Section 58.310 - Charge to be given to jury by coroner.

Section 58.320 - Jury to remain together — exception.

Section 58.330 - Coroner to issue subpoenas.

Section 58.340 - Coroner to administer oath to witnesses.

Section 58.350 - Evidence to be reduced to writing.

Section 58.360 - Jury to deliver verdict in writing.

Section 58.370 - Death by felony — duty of coroner.

Section 58.375 - Reports of coroner (certain counties) — solicitation regarding funeral arrangements prohibited — embalming of body required, when.

Section 58.380 - Coroner to issue a writ of attachment for witnesses, when.

Section 58.390 - Attachment, how served — fees to be paid, by whom.

Section 58.400 - Sheriff unable to execute duties, warrant may be directed to householder.

Section 58.410 - Witnesses — discharged, when — may be fined or imprisoned, when.

Section 58.420 - Coroner to notify witnesses to appear.

Section 58.430 - Witness attached may be discharged on bail.

Section 58.440 - Refusal to testify — penalty.

Section 58.445 - Deaths due to motor vehicle or motorized watercraft accidents — report required when — tests for alcohol and drugs, when.

Section 58.449 - Test results, how used, released, when.

Section 58.451 - Death to be reported and investigated by coroner, certain counties, procedure — place of death, two counties involved, how determined — efforts to accommodate organ donation.

Section 58.452 - Child's death under age eighteen, notice to coroner by persons having knowledge — referral to child fatality review panel, when — procedure for nonsuspicious death, form, duties — autopsy, child death pathologist, when — disagreement...

Section 58.455 - Death certificate, how furnished, form, where filed, when (certain counties).

Section 58.457 - Penalty for failure to report death (certain counties).

Section 58.460 - Disposition of body a duty of coroner, when.

Section 58.470 - Death by poisoning — coroner may have analysis and examination made.

Section 58.490 - Unclaimed money or property found on deceased, turned over to public administrator by coroner.

Section 58.500 - Duty of public administrator on receipt of money or property.

Section 58.520 - Fees of coroners.

Section 58.530 - Additional fees, when allowed.

Section 58.540 - Compensation for taking testimony.

Section 58.550 - Liability for costs.

Section 58.560 - Surgeon's fee for postmortem examination, how paid.

Section 58.570 - Coroner to certify costs to county commission.

Section 58.580 - Costs and fees, when not allowed.

Section 58.590 - When costs to be paid by relatives.

Section 58.600 - Fraudulent charges — penalty.

Section 58.610 - Costs, when paid in advance.

Section 58.620 - Coroner's duties as to costs.

Section 58.700 - Medical examiner appointed, certain counties — option for certain counties with elected office of coroner to retain coroner or appoint a medical examiner, procedure, compensation.

Section 58.705 - Qualifications, tenure — vacancy, how filled (certain counties).

Section 58.710 - Assistant examiners and employees — appointment, compensation (certain counties).

Section 58.715 - Duties of medical examiner — prosecuting attorney to act as sheriff, when (certain counties).

Section 58.720 - Medical examiner to investigate, certain counties, procedure — death certificate issued, when — place of death — two counties involved, how determined — efforts to accommodate organ donation.

Section 58.722 - Child's death under age eighteen, notice to medical examiner by persons having knowledge — referral to child fatality review panel, when — procedure for nonsuspicious death, form, duties — autopsy, child death pathologist, when — dis...

Section 58.725 - Autopsy, when — performed by whom — report filed (certain counties).

Section 58.730 - Law enforcement officers to cooperate with medical examiner (certain counties).

Section 58.735 - Dead body, how disposed of (certain counties).

Section 58.740 - Records, contents, how kept (certain counties)

Section 58.745 - Oaths, shall administer — examinations — affidavits (certain counties).

Section 58.750 - Penalty for failing to supply information (certain counties).

Section 58.760 - Election to adopt, when — form of ballot — transition provisions (certain counties).

Section 58.765 - Two or more counties may contract for medical examiner to serve them jointly (certain counties).

Section 58.770 - Pituitary gland to be retained when autopsy is performed unless decedent or next of kin has indicated a contrary intention.

Section 58.775 - Applicability of definitions.

Section 58.780 - Cooperation with procurement organization required — postmortem examination requirements — removal of body parts permitted, when.

Section 58.785 - Release of decedent information to procurement organizations, when — medicolegal examination permitted — recovery of body parts, requirements.