Title 31 — COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW
53 chapters · 743 sections in this title.
Idaho Code § 31-2801 Inquests
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31-2801. Inquests. The coroner must hold inquests as prescribed in the Penal Code.
Idaho Code § 31-2801A powers and duties
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31-2801A. powers and duties. The county coroner, who shall be a medicolegal death investigator, is charged with the responsibility of determining or certifying the cause and manner of death for those deaths properly the responsibility of the coroner. When a death is reported to t…
Idaho Code § 31-2802 Burial or cremation of unclaimed bodies
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31-2802. Burial or cremation of unclaimed bodies. When no person takes charge of the body of the deceased within fourteen (14) days of death, the coroner shall cause the body to be decently interred or cremated; and if there is not sufficient property belonging to the estate of t…
Idaho Code § 31-2803 Disposal of property found on corpse
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31-2803. Disposal of property found on corpse. The coroner must within thirty (30) days after an inquest upon a dead body, deliver to the county treasurer or the legal representatives of the deceased, any money or other property found upon the body.
Idaho Code § 31-2804 Verified statement required of coroner
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31-2804. Verified statement required of coroner. Before auditing or allowing the accounts of the coroner, the commissioners must require him to file with the clerk of the board a statement in writing, verified by his affidavit, showing: 1. The amount of money or other property be…
Idaho Code § 31-2805 District judge or whomever he assigns to act as coroner
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31-2805. District judge or whomever he assigns to act as coroner. If the office of coroner is vacant, or he is absent or unable to attend, the duties of his office may be discharged by any district judge or whomever he assigns for the county, with the like authority, and subject …
Idaho Code § 31-2806 Coroner to act as substitute for sheriff
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31-2806. Coroner to act as substitute for sheriff. The coroner shall be authorized to act as the substitute for the county sheriff when the sheriff declares he is disqualified from acting due to a conflict of interest in a proceeding or matter; provided, however, that the senior …
Idaho Code § 31-2807 Powers when acting as sheriff
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31-2807. Powers when acting as sheriff. Whenever the coroner acts as sheriff, he possesses the powers, and may perform all the duties, of sheriff, and is liable on his official bond, in like manner as a sheriff would be; and is entitled to the same fees as are allowed by law to t…
Idaho Code § 31-2808 Making final disposition of human remains prohibited
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31-2808. Making final disposition of human remains prohibited. No coroner or person acting as coroner who is a licensed funeral director or a licensed mortician, owner, or proprietor of any establishment engaged in making final disposition of human remains, and no establishment w…
Idaho Code § 31-2810 continuing education requirements
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31-2810. continuing education requirements. (1) After January 1, 2010, each county coroner shall complete twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education on a biennial calendar basis. (2) For the purpose of each county coroner being certified, the Idaho state association of county…
Idaho Code § 31-2811 definitions
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31-2811. definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Burial" means the interment or entombment of dead human bodies in any manner. (2) "Certified" means a procedure by which a third party gives written assurance that a person, product, process, or service conforms to specific requ…