Effective: August 26, 1975
Latest Legislation: House Bill 750 - 111th General Assembly
The coroner may issue any writ required by sections 313.01 to 313.22 of the Revised Code, to any constable of the county in which a body is found as described in section 313.12 of the Revised Code, or if the emergency so requires, to any discreet person of the county, and such person is entitled to receive for the services rendered the same fees as elected constables. Every constable, or other person so appointed, who fails to execute any warrant directed to him, shall forfeit and pay twenty-five dollars, which amount shall be recovered upon the complaint of the coroner, before any court having jurisdiction thereof. All such forfeitures shall be for the use of the county.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Section 313.01 | Elected - Term.
Section 313.02 | Qualifications for Coroner - Continuing Education.
Section 313.04 | Absence, Service, Disability, or Vacancy.
Section 313.05 | Appointment of Deputy Coroners and Other Personnel.
Section 313.06 | Duties of Coroner and Deputies.
Section 313.07 | Coroner's Office, Laboratory, and County Morgue.
Section 313.08 | Coroner Custodian of Morgue - Duties Where Decedent Not Identified.
Section 313.091 | Request for Decedent's Medical and Psychiatric Records.
Section 313.10 | Records to Be Public - Certified Copies as Evidence.
Section 313.11 | Unlawfully Disturbing a Body.
Section 313.12 | Notice to Coroner of Violent, Suspicious, Unusual or Sudden Death.
Section 313.121 | Autopsy of Child in Apparent Good Health Who Dies Suddenly.
Section 313.122 | Rules for Protocol Governing the Performance of Autopsies for Sudden Infant Death.
Section 313.123 | Removal and Disposal of Autopsy Specimens - Good Faith Immunity of Coroner.
Section 313.13 | Autopsy - Blood Test of Operator of Motor Vehicle Killed in Accident.
Section 313.131 | Autopsy Contrary to Deceased Person's Religious Beliefs.
Section 313.132 | Screening for Presence of Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, and Methadone.
Section 313.14 | Notice to Relatives - Disposition of Property.
Section 313.15 | Determination of Responsibility for Death.
Section 313.16 | Laboratory Examinations by Coroner of Another County.
Section 313.17 | Subpoenas - Oath and Testimony of Witnesses.
Section 313.18 | Disinterment of Body.
Section 313.19 | Coroner's Verdict the Legally Accepted Cause of Death.
Section 313.20 | Coroner's Writs.
Section 313.211 | Powers of Coroner Regarding Dangerous Drugs.
Section 313.212 | Notice of Death by Overdose.
Section 313.22 | Rights of Administrator or Executor.
Section 313.23 | View of Autopsy by Interested Person.
Section 313.30 | Coroner to Designate Eye or Tissue Bank - Immunity.