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NE Code § 23-1805 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1805 - Inquest; juror; refusal to serve; penalty.

23-1805.  Inquest; juror; refusal to serve; penalty.Whoever, being so summoned as a juror, fails or refuses, without good cause, to attend at the time and place required, or, appearing, refuses to act as such juror, or misbehaves while acting as such juror, shall, on complaint of the coroner before the county court, be fined not less than three nor more than twenty dollars.Source   Laws 1879, § 101, p. 381;   R.S.1913, § 5667;   C.S.1922, § 4997;   C.S.1929, § 26-1506;   R.S.1943, § 23-1805;   Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 113.
NE Code § 23-1806 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1806 - Inquest; subpoenas; power to issue.

23-1806.  Inquest; subpoenas; power to issue.The coroner may issue subpoenas within the county for witnesses, returnable forthwith, or at such time and place as the coroner shall therein direct.Source   Laws 1879, § 102, p. 382;   R.S.1913, § 5668;   C.S.1922, § 4998;   C.S.1929, § 26-1507;   R.S.1943, § 23-1806;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 72.  Annotations Witness must obey subpoena, and can draw fees though inquest was unnecessary. Moore v. Box Butte County, 78 Neb. 561, 111 N.W. 469 (1907).
NE Code § 23-1807 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1807 - Inquest; witnesses; oath.

23-1807.  Inquest; witnesses; oath.An oath shall be administered to the witnesses in substance as follows: You do solemnly swear that the testimony which you shall give to this inquest, concerning the death of the person here lying dead, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God.Source   Laws 1879, § 103, p. 382;   R.S.1913, § 5669;   C.S.1922, § 4999;   C.S.1929, § 26-1508;   R.S.1943, § 23-1807.
NE Code § 23-1808 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1808 - Inquest; witnesses; recognizance for appearance in district court.

23-1808.  Inquest; witnesses; recognizance for appearance in district court.If the evidence of any witness shall implicate any person as the unlawful slayer of the person over whom the said inquisition shall be held, the coroner shall recognize such witness, in such sum as the coroner may think proper, to be and appear at the next term of the district court for the said county, there to give evidence of the matter in question and not depart without leave. Such recognizance shall be in the same form, as nearly as practicable, and have the same effect as recognizances taken in county court in cases of felony.Source   Laws 1879, § 104, p. 382;   R.S.1913, § 5670;   C.S.1922, § 5000;   C.S.1929, § 26-1509;   R.S.1943, § 23-1808;   Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 114;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 73.
NE Code § 23-1809 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1809 - Inquest; verdict; form.

23-1809.  Inquest; verdict; form.The jurors, having inspected the body, heard the testimony, and made all needful inquiries, shall return to the coroner their inquisition in writing, under their hands, in substance as follows, and stating the matter in the following form, as nearly as practicable:State of Nebraska, ........... County. At an inquisition held at ............, in ............ County, on the .... day of ............ A.D. 20...., before me, ............, coroner of such county, upon the body of ........, lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed, the jurors upon their oath do say ......... (Here state when, how, or by what person, means, weapon, or accident the person came to his or her death, and whether feloniously). In testimony whereof the jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and year aforesaid. Attest: ..............., Coroner.Source   Laws 1879, § 105, p. 382;   R.S.1913, § 5671;   C.S.1922, § 5001;   C.S.1929, § 26-1510;   R.S.1943, § 23-1809;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 74;  Laws 2004, LB 813, § 9.
NE Code § 23-1810 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1810 - Inquest; verdict of murder or manslaughter; effect.

23-1810.  Inquest; verdict of murder or manslaughter; effect.The verdict of the coroner's jury, charging any person with murder or manslaughter, shall have the same force and effect as the finding of a bill of indictment by the grand jury, until the case shall have been investigated by a grand jury, and they shall have made their return thereon.Source   Laws 1879, § 115, p. 384;   R.S.1913, § 5672;   C.S.1922, § 5002;   C.S.1929, § 26-1511;   R.S.1943, § 23-1810.
NE Code § 23-1811 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1811 - Inquest; arrest; when authorized.

23-1811.  Inquest; arrest; when authorized.If the person charged is present, the coroner may order his or her arrest by an officer or any other person present and shall then make a warrant requiring the officer or other person to take him or her before the county court for examination, or if the person charged is not present and the coroner believes the person can be taken, the coroner may issue a warrant to the sheriff requiring him or her to arrest the person and take the person charged before the county court for examination.Source   Laws 1879, § 106, p. 383;   R.S.1913, § 5673;   C.S.1922, § 5003;   C.S.1929, § 26-1512;   R.S.1943, § 23-1811;   Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 115;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 75;   Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 10.
NE Code § 23-1812 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1812 - Inquest; warrant of arrest; effect.

23-1812.  Inquest; warrant of arrest; effect.The warrant of a coroner in the above-stated cases shall be of equal authority with that of the county court; and when the person charged is brought before the court, the person charged shall be dealt with as a person held under a complaint in the usual form.Source   Laws 1879, § 107, p. 383;   R.S.1913, § 5674;   C.S.1922, § 5004;   C.S.1929, § 26-1513;   R.S.1943, § 23-1812;   Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 116;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 76.
NE Code § 23-1813 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1813 - Inquest; warrant of arrest; contents.

23-1813.  Inquest; warrant of arrest; contents.The warrant of the coroner shall recite substantially the verdict of the jury of inquest, and such warrant shall be a sufficient foundation for the proceedings of the justice instead of a complaint.Source   Laws 1879, § 108, p. 383;   R.S.1913, § 5675;   C.S.1922, § 5005;   C.S.1929, § 26-1514;   R.S.1943, § 23-1813.
NE Code § 23-1814 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1814 - Inquest; return to district court; contents; duty.

23-1814.  Inquest; return to district court; contents; duty.The coroner shall return to the district court the inquisition, the papers connected with the same, and a list of the names of witnesses who testified in the matter.Source   Laws 1879, § 109, p. 383;   R.S.1913, § 5676;   C.S.1922, § 5006;   C.S.1929, § 26-1515;   R.S.1943, § 23-1814.
NE Code § 23-1815 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1815 - Inquest; personal property; discovery on or near body; disposition.

23-1815.  Inquest; personal property; discovery on or near body; disposition.When any valuable personal property, money or papers are found upon or near the body upon which an inquest is held, the coroner shall take charge of the same and deliver the same to those entitled to its care or possession. If not claimed, or, if the same shall be necessary to defray expenses of the burial, the coroner shall, after giving ten days' notice of the time and place of sale, sell such property. After deducting funeral expenses, the coroner shall deposit the proceeds thereof, and the money and papers so found, with the county treasurer, taking receipt therefor, there to remain subject to the order of the legal representatives of the deceased, if claimed within five years thereafter, or if not claimed within that time, to vest in the school fund of the county.Source   Laws 1879, § 110, p. 383;   R.S.1913, § 5677;   Laws 1915, c. 38, § 1, p. 109;   C.S.1922, § 5007;   C.S.1929, § 26-1516;   R.S.1943, § 23-1815;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 77.  Annotations Where coroner was sued by administrator of deceased person for value of personal property of deceased sold by coroner, he could set off amount paid for necessary funeral expenses of deceased. Lenderink v. Sawyer, 92 Neb. 587, 138 N.W. 744 (1912), L.R.A. 1915D 948 (1912), Ann. Cas. 1914A 261 (1912).
NE Code § 23-1816 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1816 - Inquest; body of deceased; disposition.

23-1816.  Inquest; body of deceased; disposition.The coroner shall cause the body of each deceased person which the coroner is caused to view, to be delivered to the friends of the deceased, if there be any, but if there be none, the coroner shall cause the body to be decently buried and the expenses shall be paid from any property belonging to the deceased, or if there be none, from the county treasury, by warrant drawn thereon.Source   Laws 1879, § 111, p. 384;   R.S.1913, § 5678;   C.S.1922, § 5008;   C.S.1929, § 26-1517;   R.S.1943, § 23-1816;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 78.  Annotations An undertaker who inters a dead body at request of coroner will be allowed compensation therefor, though inquest was unnecessary. Darling v. Box Butte County, 78 Neb. 564, 111 N.W. 470 (1907).
NE Code § 23-1817 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1817 - Coroner; duties; performance by sheriff.

23-1817.  Coroner; duties; performance by sheriff.When there is no coroner, and in case of the coroner's absence or inability to act, the sheriff of the county is authorized to discharge the duties of coroner in relation to dead bodies.Source   Laws 1879, § 112, p. 384;   R.S.1913, § 5679;   C.S.1922, § 5009;   C.S.1929, § 26-1518;   R.S.1943, § 23-1817;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 79.
NE Code § 23-1818 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1818 - Inquest; surgeons; subpoena; when authorized.

23-1818.  Inquest; surgeons; subpoena; when authorized.If the coroner or jury deem it necessary, for the purposes of an inquisition, to summon any surgeons, the coroner shall issue a subpoena for those preferred, the same as for any other witness.Source   Laws 1879, § 113, p. 384;   R.S.1913, § 5680;   C.S.1922, § 5010;   C.S.1929, § 26-1519;   R.S.1943, § 23-1818.
NE Code § 23-1819 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1819 - Murder; warrant for arrest of suspect; when required.

23-1819.  Murder; warrant for arrest of suspect; when required.The coroner is hereby authorized and required, on a request of a majority of the coroner's jury, to issue a warrant for any person suspected of having committed the crime of murder, and hold such person on said warrant until the inquest over the body is closed.Source   Laws 1879, § 114, p. 384;   R.S.1913, § 5681;   C.S.1922, § 5011;   C.S.1929, § 26-1520;   R.S.1943, § 23-1819;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 80.
NE Code § 23-1820 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1820 - Coroner's physician; appointment; when authorized; duties; compensation; mileage.

23-1820.  Coroner's physician; appointment; when authorized; duties; compensation; mileage.In each county there is hereby created the office of coroner's physician, who shall be appointed by the coroner of the county and be removable by the coroner, at a salary or schedule of fees or both to be set by the county board and to be paid by the county. Such physician shall certify the cause of death in every case of death in such county not certified by an attending physician and shall perform or cause to be performed an autopsy when requested by the coroner or as provided in section 23-1824. Such physician shall perform such other services in aid of the coroner as shall be requested by the coroner and shall be reimbursed for mileage at the rate provided in section 81-1176 for each mile actually and necessarily traveled by the most direct route while in the performance of such physician's duties.Source   Laws 1907, c. 35, § 1, p. 169;   R.S.1913, § 5682;   C.S.1922, § 5012;   Laws 1925, c. 97, § 1, p. 283;   Laws 1929, c. 109, § 1, p. 403;   C.S.1929, § 26-1521;   Laws 1933, c. 96, § 5, p. 385;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-1521;   R.S.1943, § 23-1820;   Laws 1949, c. 44, § 1, p. 147;   Laws 1963, c. 121, § 1, p. 467;   Laws 1967, c. 125, § 3, p. 401;   Laws 1979, LB 80, § 81;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 30;   Laws 1996, LB 1011, § 13;  Laws 1999, LB 46, § 2.
NE Code § 23-1821 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1821 - Death during apprehension or custody; notice required; penalty.

23-1821.  Death during apprehension or custody; notice required; penalty.(1) Every hospital, emergency care facility, physician, nurse, emergency care provider, or law enforcement officer shall immediately notify the county coroner in all cases when it appears that an individual has died while being apprehended by or while in the custody of a law enforcement officer or detention personnel.(2) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1988, LB 676, § 1;   Laws 1992, LB 1138, § 19;   Laws 1997, LB 138, § 33;  Laws 2020, LB1002, § 3.
NE Code § 23-1822 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1822 - Death during apprehension or custody; county coroner; duties.

23-1822.  Death during apprehension or custody; county coroner; duties.In each instance when the county coroner is given notice in accordance with section 23-1821, the coroner or coroner's physician shall perform an examination, a test, or an autopsy as he or she may deem necessary to establish, by a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the cause or causes of death and shall thereafter certify the cause or causes of death to the presiding judge of the district court.Source  Laws 1988, LB 676, § 2.
NE Code § 23-1823 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1823 - Death during apprehension or custody; powers.

23-1823.  Death during apprehension or custody; powers.In the performance of his or her duties under section 23-1822, the county coroner may, when applicable, invoke any or all of the provisions of sections 23-1815, 23-1816, and 23-1820.Source  Laws 1988, LB 676, § 3.
NE Code § 23-1824 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1824 - Minor; autopsy required; when; guidelines; reimbursement.

23-1824.  Minor; autopsy required; when; guidelines; reimbursement.(1) The county coroner or coroner's physician shall perform, at county expense, an autopsy on any person less than nineteen years of age who dies a sudden death, except that no autopsy needs to be performed if (a) the death was caused by a readily recognizable disease or the death occurred due to trauma resulting from an accident and (b) the death did not occur under suspicious circumstances. The Attorney General shall create, by July 1, 2007, guidelines for county coroners or coroner's physicians regarding autopsies on persons less than nineteen years of age.(2) The county coroner or coroner's physician shall attempt to establish, by a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the cause or causes of the death, and shall thereafter certify the cause or causes of death to the county attorney. No cause of death shall be certified as sudden infant death syndrome unless an autopsy, a death scene investigation, and a review of the child's medical history reveal no other possible cause.(3) A county may request reimbursement of up to fifty percent of the cost of an autopsy from the Attorney General. Reimbursement requests may include, but not be limited to, costs for expert witnesses and complete autopsies, including toxicology screens and tissue sample tests. The Attorney General shall place an emphasis on autopsies of children five years of age and younger.Source  Laws 1999, LB 46, § 1;  Laws 2006, LB 1113, § 20.
NE Code § 23-1825 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1825 - Organ and tissue donations; legislative findings.

23-1825.  Organ and tissue donations; legislative findings.The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest to facilitate organ and tissue donations pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act and thereby to increase the availability of organs and tissues for medical transplantation. To accomplish these purposes, the following constitutes the procedure to facilitate the recovery of organs and tissues from donors under the jurisdiction of a coroner within a time period compatible with the preservation of such organ or tissue for the purpose of transplantation.Source  Laws 2008, LB246, § 1;  Laws 2010, LB1036, § 23. Cross References  Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, see section 71-4824.
NE Code § 23-1826 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1826 - Organ and tissue donations; terms, defined.

23-1826.  Organ and tissue donations; terms, defined.For purposes of sections 23-1825 to 23-1832:(1) Coroner means a coroner or his or her designated representative;(2) Decedent means an individual with respect to whom a determination of death has been made pursuant to section 71-7202;(3) Donor has the definition found in section 71-4825; and(4) Preliminary investigation means an inquiry into whether any organs or tissues are necessary to determine the proximate cause or means of death.Source  Laws 2008, LB246, § 2;  Laws 2010, LB1036, § 24.
NE Code § 23-1827 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1827 - Organ and tissue donations; preliminary investigation; access to information; release of organs or tissues; exception; presence for removal procedure.

23-1827.  Organ and tissue donations; preliminary investigation; access to information; release of organs or tissues; exception; presence for removal procedure.(1) A coroner shall conduct a preliminary investigation of a decedent within the coroner's jurisdiction as soon as possible after notification by the hospital in which such decedent is located or the hospital to which such decedent is being transported. The coroner may designate the coroner's physician or another physician to conduct the preliminary investigation.(2) The preliminary investigation shall be completed within a time period that is compatible with the preservation and recovery of organs or tissues for the purpose of transplantation.(3) The coroner may request and shall have access to all necessary information including copies of medical records, laboratory test results, X-rays, and other diagnostic results. The information shall be provided as expeditiously as possible, through reasonable means, to permit the preliminary investigation to be completed within a time period compatible with the preservation and recovery of organs or tissues for the purpose of transplantation.(4) Upon completion of the preliminary investigation, the coroner shall release all organs or tissues which have been donated or may yet be donated pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act except those that the coroner reasonably believes contain evidence of the proximate cause or means of death. If the coroner reasonably believes that a specific organ or tissue contains evidence of the proximate cause or means of death and the organ or tissue is otherwise subject to recovery as a donated organ or tissue pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, the coroner or his or her designee shall be present for the removal procedure (a) to make a final determination that allows the recovery of the organs and tissues to proceed, (b) to request a biopsy, or (c) to deny removal of such organ or tissue if the coroner determines such organ or tissue contains evidence of the proximate cause or means of death. After a preliminary investigation is completed under this section, all organs or tissues compatible for transplantation, except any organs or tissues for which the coroner has denied recovery, may be recovered pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.Source  Laws 2008, LB246, § 3;  Laws 2010, LB1036, § 25. Cross References  Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, see section 71-4824.
NE Code § 23-1828 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1828 - Organ and tissue donations; failure to complete preliminary investigation; effect.

23-1828.  Organ and tissue donations; failure to complete preliminary investigation; effect.If the coroner, coroner's physician, or other physician designated by the coroner fails to complete the preliminary investigation required under section 23-1827, or if the coroner fails to designate the coroner's physician or another physician to conduct and complete the preliminary investigation, within a time period compatible with the preservation of the organs and tissues for the purpose of transplantation, or if the coroner declines to conduct the preliminary investigation, any organ or tissue that is compatible for transplantation may be recovered pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act as though the donor was not within the coroner's jurisdiction.Source  Laws 2008, LB246, § 4;  Laws 2010, LB1036, § 26. Cross References  Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, see section 71-4824.
NE Code § 23-1829 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1829 - Organ and tissue donations; denial of recovery; written report required.

23-1829.  Organ and tissue donations; denial of recovery; written report required.If the coroner denies recovery of an organ or tissue, the coroner shall include in a written report the reasons such recovery was denied and provide the report within ten days to the federally designated organ procurement organization for Nebraska.Source  Laws 2008, LB246, § 5;  Laws 2010, LB1036, § 27.
NE Code § 23-1830 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1830 - Organ and tissue donations; coroner's access to medical information, medical records, pathology reports, and the donor's body.

23-1830.  Organ and tissue donations; coroner's access to medical information, medical records, pathology reports, and the donor's body.(1) If the coroner releases any organ or tissue for recovery, the coroner may request that a blood sample, a sample of catheterized urine, a sample of bile if the liver is recovered for the purpose of transplantation, a biopsy specimen in fixative of the organ or tissue procured, and copies of any photographs, pictures, or other diagrams of the organ or tissue made at the time of recovery be delivered to the coroner.(2) A coroner shall have access to medical records, pathology reports, and the body of the donor following the recovery of any organ or tissue allowed under section 23-1827 or 23-1828.Source  Laws 2008, LB246, § 6;  Laws 2010, LB1036, § 28.
NE Code § 23-1831 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 23 - County Government and Officers|23-1831 - Organ and tissue donations; report provided to coroner; contents.

23-1831.  Organ and tissue donations; report provided to coroner; contents.Any physician or designated recovery personnel authorized by the federally designated organ procurement organization for Nebraska to recover any organ or tissue pursuant to section 23-1827 or 23-1828 shall provide to the coroner a report detailing the recovery of such organ or tissue and any known relationship to the proximate cause or means of death. If appropriate, such report shall include a biopsy or medically approved sample from the recovered organ or tissue and the results of any diagnostic testing performed upon the recovered organ or tissue. Such report shall become part of the coroner's report or coroner's physician's report.Source  Laws 2008, LB246, § 7;  Laws 2010, LB1036, § 29.