§841-3  Duties.  As soon as any coroner
or deputy coroner has notice of the death of any person within the coroner's or
deputy coroner's jurisdiction as the result of violence, or as the result of
any accident, or by suicide, or suddenly when in apparent health, or when
unattended by a physician, or in prison, or in a suspicious or unusual manner,
or within twenty-four hours after admission to a hospital or institution, the
coroner or deputy coroner shall forthwith inquire into and make a complete
investigation of the cause of the death.



Any person who becomes aware of the death of
any person under any of the circumstances set forth above shall immediately
notify the coroner or deputy coroner of the known facts concerning the time,
place, manner, and circumstances of the death.



Any person who fails to report the death of a
person under circumstances covered herein shall be subject to a fine of not
more than $100. [L 1935, c 90, §3; RL 1945, §10903; am L 1949, c 355, §1; RL
1955, §260-3; HRS §715-3; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1977, c 153, §1; gen
ch 1985]