Nevada Revised Statutes 440.430 – Duties of coroner
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1. Any coroner whose duty it is to hold an inquest on the body of any deceased person, and to make the certificate of death required for a burial permit, shall state in the coroner’s certificate the name of the disease causing death, or, if from external causes:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 440.430
- Board: means the State Board of Health. See Nevada Revised Statutes 440.010
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) The means of death; and
(b) Whether (probably) accidental, suicidal or homicidal.
2. In either case, the coroner shall furnish such information as may be required by the Board in order to classify the death properly.