§ 36-2-14-1 Application of chapter
§ 36-2-14-1.5 Child death pathologist
§ 36-2-14-1.8 Vitreous
§ 36-2-14-2 Residence; term of office
§ 36-2-14-3 Commission of coroner
§ 36-2-14-4 Duties as county sheriff
§ 36-2-14-5 Service of warrant for arrest of county sheriff; custody of jail and prisoners
§ 36-2-14-5.3 Reproduction of original coroner’s records; destruction or transfer of reproduced records; legal status of reproduced records; coroner immunity from liability under records statute
§ 36-2-14-5.5 Duties of child death pathologist
§ 36-2-14-6 Determination of cause, manner, mechanism of death; suspicion of overdose; certificate of death; moving of body; autopsy; coroner duties
§ 36-2-14-6.3 Coroner notification of child deaths; coroner consultation with child death pathologist; suspicious, unexpected, or unexplained child deaths; autopsy
§ 36-2-14-6.5 Duty to make positive identification; manner of positive identification; exception; timely notification of next of kin
§ 36-2-14-6.7 Autopsies of children who may have died of sudden infant death syndrome; autopsy reports
§ 36-2-14-7 Examination of witnesses; service of physician; payment
§ 36-2-14-8 Witness fees
§ 36-2-14-9 Witness testimony
§ 36-2-14-10 Coroner’s verdict and report; autopsy records; confidentiality
§ 36-2-14-11 Property or money of deceased person subject to coroner’s investigation; found with body or at scene of death; taking possession; publication; search for person entitled; delivery to county treasurer or sheriff
§ 36-2-14-12.5 Coroner requests to hospitals for blood or tissue samples
§ 36-2-14-13 Immunity from civil liability; autopsy
§ 36-2-14-15 Compensation; expiration of statute
§ 36-2-14-16 Counties over 400,000 population; disposition of unclaimed bodies
§ 36-2-14-17 Violent or suspicious death of person; failure to notify authorities of discovery of body or moving body from scene; offenses
§ 36-2-14-18 Public inspection and copying of information; investigatory records; copies of autopsy; availability of report
§ 36-2-14-19 Cornea donations
§ 36-2-14-20 County responsibility for costs of autopsies
§ 36-2-14-21 Coroners obtaining decedent’s health records; coroners provide health records to investigative units
§ 36-2-14-22 Providing climate controlled environment
§ 36-2-14-22.1 Coroner requests to hospitals for blood or tissue samples
§ 36-2-14-22.3 Training courses for coroners and deputy coroners
§ 36-2-14-22.4 Organ and tissue procurement
§ 36-2-14-22.6 Information requests; medicolegal examinations; interference with postmortem examinations; denial of recovery
§ 36-2-14-23 Requirement that coroner and deputy coroner complete course; auditor to withhold pay if course not timely completed; withheld pay released upon successful completion of course; exception
§ 36-2-14-24 Requirement for the release of autopsy and other reports; auditor to withhold pay if autopsy or other reports not timely released; withheld pay released upon release of autopsy or other reports; exception
§ 36-2-14-25 Coroner; conflict of interest
§ 36-2-14-26 Rules
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 36 > Article 2 > Chapter 14 - County Coroner

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • child death pathologist: means a physician described in IC 16-35-7-3(b). See Indiana Code 36-2-14-1.5
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5