Chapter 24-20 — SHERIFF—CORONER

State Law reference— For the statutory provisions regarding the office of sheriff, see Gov. C. § 26600 ff; for the provisions regarding the office of coroner, see Gov. C. § 27460 ff.

The office of coroner is consolidated with the office of sheriff, pursuant to Government Code Section 24300.

(Ord. 68-59 § 3, 1968: prior code § 2195.1).

Pursuant to Government Code Section 27471, whenever the coroner takes custody of a dead body pursuant to law, the coroner may embalm the body and charge and collect thirty-five dollars, except when the body is that of a child not more than fourteen years of age or of a person for whose burial there is available less than one hundred fifty dollars, in which cases the expense of embalming is a county charge. Any collections hereunder shall be paid into the county treasury.

(Ord. No. 2024-23, § III(Exh. A), 12-3-24; Ord. 76-28).

As permitted in Government Code Section 27472 (including amendments thereto), the coroner is authorized to charge and collect a fee for expense incurred in removing a body from the place of death and

keeping the body until its release to the person responsible for its interment.

(Ord. 92-78 § 2).