Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 31-5213 (2026)
County coroner.
✓ current as of May 2026
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County coroner.
For purposes of this act the duties of the county coroner shall be as provided in chapter 28, title 31, Idaho Code, and as otherwise prescribed by law. A county coroner:
(1) Shall continue to be elected to a term of four (4) years and to perform all the duties and responsibilities of the office; or
(2) Shall be elected to a different term of office as provided in the resolution or petition, but not to exceed four (4) years, and perform all the duties of the office; or
(3) Shall be appointed by the executive with the advice and consent of the board of county commissioners, be supervised by the executive and perform all the duties of the office; or
(4) The office shall be eliminated as a separate office with the duties and responsibilities of the office to be performed by one (1) or more other qualified elected officers or appointed persons as provided in the resolution or petition. The resolution or petition shall specifically identify those duties of the office for which each other officer or appointee shall be responsible.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Sonnenberg v. Disability Rights Idaho, Inc., 168 F. Supp. 3d 1282 (D. Idaho 2016).
Sonnenberg v. Disability Rights Idaho, Inc., 168 F. Supp. 3d 1282 (D. Idaho 2016). “The Ada County government decides the pay of the Coroner’s office deputies and pathologist, and pays them from county funds.”
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