Attorney General Opinion No. 1992-138

Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1992-138 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Upon receipt of notice of a death from other than natural causes, a coroner is required to take charge of a dead body within a period of time which is reasonable under the circumstances. The type of notice and the time frame for notifying the coroner should also be reasonable under the circumstances. Since a search warrant may be the preferable course of action in some situations, coroners are counseled to seek the advice of the district or county attorney in specific cases. Cited herein: K.S.A. 22a-231, as amended by L. 1992, ch. 312, section 35; K.S.A. 1991 Supp. 22a-232.