22a-231.Same; notification of death to coroneror deputy, when; jurisdiction regarding investigation.When any person dies, or human body is founddead in the state, and the death is suspected to have beenthe result of violence, caused by unlawful means or bysuicide, or by casualty, or suddenly when the decedent was in apparenthealth, or when decedent was not regularly attended by a licensedphysician, or in any suspicious or unusual manner, or when in policecustody, or when in a jail or correctional institution, or in anycircumstances specified under K.S.A. 22a-242, and amendmentsthereto, or when thedetermination of thecause of a death is held to be in the public interest, the coroner ordeputy coroner of the county in whichthe death occurred, if known, or if not known, the coroner ordeputycoroner of the county in whichsuchdead body was found, shall be notified by the physician inattendance, by any law enforcement officer, by theembalmer, by any person who is or may in the future be required tonotify the coroner or by any other person. Thecoroner in the county of the cause of death shall decide if aninvestigation shall take place. If an investigation is authorized by thecoroner of the county of cause of death, the coroner in the county of deathshall undertake such investigation, with costs to be accounted to andreimbursed by the county of the cause of death. Investigation may include, butis not limited to, obtaining medical and law enforcement backgroundinformation, examination of the scene of the cause of death, inquest, autopsy,and other duties required of the coroner. If the coroner of the county of thecause of death requests an investigation, the coroner of the county of deathshall be responsible for the investigation and the certification of death.
22a-231.Same; notification of death to coroneror deputy, when; jurisdiction regarding investigation.When any person dies, or human body is founddead in the state, and the death is suspected to have beenthe result of violence, caused by unlawful means or bysuicide, or by casualty, or suddenly when the decedent was in apparenthealth, or when decedent was not regularly attended by a licensedphysician, or in any suspicious or unusual manner, or when in policecustody, or when in a jail or correctional institution, or in anycircumstances specified under K.S.A. 22a-242, and amendmentsthereto, or when thedetermination of thecause of a death is held to be in the public interest, the coroner ordeputy coroner of the county in whichthe death occurred, if known, or if not known, the coroner ordeputycoroner of the county in whichsuchdead body was found, shall be notified by the physician inattendance, by any law enforcement officer, by theembalmer, by any person who is or may in the future be required tonotify the coroner or by any other person. Thecoroner in the county of the cause of death shall decide if aninvestigation shall take place. If an investigation is authorized by thecoroner of the county of cause of death, the coroner in the county of deathshall undertake such investigation, with costs to be accounted to andreimbursed by the county of the cause of death. Investigation may include, butis not limited to, obtaining medical and law enforcement backgroundinformation, examination of the scene of the cause of death, inquest, autopsy,and other duties required of the coroner. If the coroner of the county of thecause of death requests an investigation, the coroner of the county of deathshall be responsible for the investigation and the certification of death.
22a-231.Same; notification of death to coroneror deputy, when; jurisdiction regarding investigation.When any person dies, or human body is founddead in the state, and the death is suspected to have beenthe result of violence, caused by unlawful means or bysuicide, or by casualty, or suddenly when the decedent was in apparenthealth, or when decedent was not regularly attended by a licensedphysician, or in any suspicious or unusual manner, or when in policecustody, or when in a jail or correctional institution, or in anycircumstances specified under K.S.A. 22a-242, and amendmentsthereto, or when thedetermination of thecause of a death is held to be in the public interest, the coroner ordeputy coroner of the county in whichthe death occurred, if known, or if not known, the coroner ordeputycoroner of the county in whichsuchdead body was found, shall be notified by the physician inattendance, by any law enforcement officer, by theembalmer, by any person who is or may in the future be required tonotify the coroner or by any other person. Thecoroner in the county of the cause of death shall decide if aninvestigation shall take place. If an investigation is authorized by thecoroner of the county of cause of death, the coroner in the county of deathshall undertake such investigation, with costs to be accounted to andreimbursed by the county of the cause of death. Investigation may include, butis not limited to, obtaining medical and law enforcement backgroundinformation, examination of the scene of the cause of death, inquest, autopsy,and other duties required of the coroner. If the coroner of the county of thecause of death requests an investigation, the coroner of the county of deathshall be responsible for the investigation and the certification of death.
