152-5. Fees of coroners.
Fees of coroners shall be the same as are or may be allowed sheriffs in similar cases:
For holding an inquest over a dead body, five dollars ($5.00); if necessarily engaged more than one day, for each additional day, five dollars ($5.00).
For burying a pauper over whom an inquest has been held, all necessary and actual expenses, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, and paid by the county. (Code, s. 3743; 1903, c. 781; Rev., s. 2775; C.S., s. 3905; 1967, c. 1154, s. 6.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
§ 152-1 - Election; vacancies in office; appointment by clerk in special cases.
§ 152-4 - Coroners' bonds registered; certified copies evidence.
§ 152-6 - Powers, penalties, and liabilities of special coroner.
§ 152-7 - Duties of coroners with respect to inquests and preliminary hearings.
§ 152-8 - Acts as sheriff in certain cases; special coroner.
§ 152-9 - Compensation of jurors at inquest.
§ 152-10 - Hearing by coroner in lieu of other preliminary hearing; habeas corpus.