Kansas Statutes 22a-232. uties; transfer of jurisdiction
(a) Upon receipt of notice pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22a-231, and amendments thereto, the coroner shall take charge of the dead body, make inquiries regarding the cause of death and reduce the findings to a report in writing. Such report shall be filed with the clerk of the district court of the county in which the death occurred if known, or if not known the report shall be filed with the clerk of the district court of the county in which the dead body was found. If the coroner determines that the dead body is not a body described by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22a-231, and amendments thereto, the coroner shall immediately notify the state historical society.
(b) If in the opinion of the coroner information is present in the coroner’s report that might jeopardize a criminal investigation, the coroner shall file the report with the clerk of the district court of such county and designate such report as a criminal investigation record, pursuant to subsection (a)(10) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 45-221, and amendments thereto.
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 22a-232
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(c) If a death investigation involves multiple jurisdictions, the coroner notified under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22a-231, and amendments thereto, may transfer jurisdiction to another jurisdiction if the coroners of both jurisdictions agree to the transfer.