Coroner

Responsibility

The chief responsibility of the coroner is to determine the cause of death in cases involving

• Violence
• Casualty
• Unexplained or suspicious circumstances
• Or when a person has been found deceased

Duties of the County Coroners

Duties of the County Coroners include:

• Identification of the deceased
• Determination of the cause of death
• Determination of the manner of death

The County Coroner is on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.