NRS244.163. County coroner: Creation of office by ordinance; appointment, qualifications and duties; punishment for offenses.

      1.  The boards of county commissioners in their respective counties may create by ordinance the office of the county coroner, prescribe the qualifications and duties of the county coroner and make appointments to the office.

      2.  Any coroner so appointed is governed by the ordinances pertaining to such office which may be enacted by the board of county commissioners, and the provisions of NRS 259.025 and 259.150 to 259.180, inclusive.

      3.  The boards of county commissioners shall require that the county coroner notify a decedent’s next of kin without unreasonable delay.

      4.  For any offense relating to the violation or willful disregard of such duties or trusts of office as may be specified by the respective boards of county commissioners, all coroners holding office by appointment pursuant to this section are subject to such fines and criminal penalties, including misdemeanor penalties and removal from office by indictment, accusation or otherwise, as the ordinance prescribes. This subsection applies to all deputies, agents, employees and other persons employed by or exercising the powers and functions of the coroner.

      (Added to NRS by 1963, 197; A 1965, 1274; 1969, 665; 1973, 899; 1979, 1371; 2005, 1062)