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TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES 23000-33205›DIVISION 2. OFFICERS 24000-28085›PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS 26500-27773›CHAPTER 10. Coroner 27460-27530›ARTICLE 2. Inquests 27490-27512

§ 27492

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

The coroner shall summon, or cause to be summoned by any sheriff or policeman, not less than nine nor more than 15 persons, qualified by law to serve as jurors, to appear before him forthwith, either at the place where the body of the deceased is or at some other convenient place within the county designated by him, or at the request of the district attorney, to inquire into the cause of the death.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 57. Effective January 1, 1997.)

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