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damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts) Sat May 18, 2013, 01:50 AM May 2013

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So the sheriff is the coroner also in Kern County? [View all]

In Kern County, the Sheriff is elected to serve as the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator with each role having distinct authorities and functions.

The Coroner is mandated by law to investigate and determine the cause and manner of death for people who pass away in Kern County pursuant to California Government Code Section 27491 and Health and Safety Code Section 102850, including all violent, sudden or unusual deaths.

http://www.kernsheriff.com/PSB/Coroner/Pages/default.aspx

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So the sheriff is the coroner also in Kern County? [View all] damnedifIknow May 2013 OP

We plug 'em, we plant 'em, and we push the paperwork? MADem May 2013 #1

How convenient. No medical experience required? pacalo May 2013 #2

That makes for one nice little Kingdom! defacto7 May 2013 #3

many usa coroners are not medical people, many just sign a death cert. Sunlei May 2013 #4

And coroner should be a professional position, not an elected one. politicat May 2013 #5

google "Coroner Fraud" and see how this scam industry milks taxpayers and consumers. Sunlei May 2013 #6

This is a county not state office. Many CA counties require medical cerrtification for coroners some mulsh May 2013 #7

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