TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES 23000-33205›DIVISION 2. OFFICERS 24000-28085›PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS 26500-27773›CHAPTER 10. Coroner 27460-27530›ARTICLE 1. Duties Generally 27460-27473

§ 27460

California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If an inquest is held by the coroner and no other person takes charge of the body of the deceased, he shall cause it to be interred decently.

(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

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