Sec. 4. The coroner shall perform the duties of the county sheriff only in cases in which the sheriff:

(1) is interested or incapacitated from serving; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-2-14-4

  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) has no chief deputy who may perform the sheriff’s duties.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-3-17-1 part; 17-3-17-2 part.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.125, SEC.24; P.L.127-2017, SEC.94.