§ 17-5-10 Election of coroner
§ 17-5-20 Bond
§ 17-5-30 Official oaths; commission
§ 17-5-40 Term
§ 17-5-50 Vacancy
§ 17-5-60 Office; book of inquisitions
§ 17-5-70 Coroner’s deputies, appointment and duties
§ 17-5-90 Coroner may not act under appointment of sheriff
§ 17-5-100 Coroners must carry out orders of county governing body; fees and costs
§ 17-5-110 Coroner or deputy coroner may carry pistol or other handgun
§ 17-5-115 Deputy coroners; training and law enforcement status
§ 17-5-120 Availability of medical records to coroner of another state
§ 17-5-130 Coroner qualifications; affidavits of candidates; training; exemptions; Coroners Training Advisory Committee; Expenses
§ 17-5-135 Opioid antidote administration by coroners
§ 17-5-140 Funding for full-time county coroners; disbursement of remaining funds
§ 17-5-150 Coroners and deputy coroners considered public safety officers
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 17 > Chapter 5 > Article 3 - Coroners

  • 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.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Coroner: means the person elected or serving as the county coroner pursuant to Section 24 of Article V of the South Carolina Constitution, 1895, this chapter, and Chapter 7 of Title 17. See South Carolina Code 17-5-5
  • 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.
  • Deputy coroner: means a person appointed pursuant to § 17-5-70. See South Carolina Code 17-5-5
  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Medical examiner: means the licensed physician or pathologist designated by the county medical examiner's commission pursuant to Article 5 of this chapter for the purpose of performing post-mortem examinations, autopsies, and examinations of other forms of evidence required by this chapter. See South Carolina Code 17-5-5
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.