Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 259 - Coroners
NRS 259.010 - Coroners’ districts; inapplicability of certain provisions of chapter.


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 any county where a coroner is appointed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244.163.
[1:107:1909; RL § 7542; NCL § 11425]—(NRS A 1963, 198; 1969, 664; 1979, 1368; 2005, 1063; 2017, 475; 2019, 4163)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 259 - Coroners

NRS 259.010 - Coroners’ districts; inapplicability of certain provisions of chapter.

NRS 259.020 - Sheriffs are ex officio coroners; exceptions.

NRS 259.025 - Account for support of office of county coroner.

NRS 259.030 - Travel and subsistence.

NRS 259.040 - Deputies.

NRS 259.045 - Coroner to notify next of kin of decedent of fact of death; authority to notify and provide coroner’s report to decedent’s parents, guardians, adult children or custodians.

NRS 259.047 - Test of decedent for communicable diseases; report of results.

NRS 259.049 - Program to promote mental health of certain persons; program to provide bereavement services to public.

NRS 259.050 - Investigation into cause of death; postmortem examination; inquest.

NRS 259.053 - Postmortem examination by forensic pathologist: Determination of cause of death; death certificate.

NRS 259.060 - Penalty for failure to attend as juror.

NRS 259.070 - Oath of juror.

NRS 259.080 - Fees of jurors; expenses of transportation of jury.

NRS 259.090 - Inquest: Summoning and examination of witnesses; examination of decedent; adjournment.

NRS 259.100 - Witness failing to attend punishable for contempt.

NRS 259.110 - Rendition of verdict: Certification; contents.

NRS 259.120 - Testimony to be reduced to writing and filed with clerk of district court.

NRS 259.130 - Warrant to issue for accused.

NRS 259.140 - Service and return of warrant.

NRS 259.145 - Fee of justice of the peace for holding inquest.

NRS 259.150 - Inventory of money and property of decedent; delivery to county treasurer; signs prohibiting entrance to residence of decedent; penalty for disregard of prohibition.

NRS 259.160 - Duties of county treasurer pertaining to money and property of decedent.

NRS 259.170 - Payment to representatives of decedent.

NRS 259.180 - Burial of decedent; payment of expenses.

NRS 259.200 - Fee of justice of the peace for holding inquest.