Nevada § 440.430 - Duties of coroner
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 440.430 — Duties of coroner, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 440.430. Duties of coroner
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: (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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 440.430 ("Duties of coroner") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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