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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.010 (2026)

Office of coroner (certain counties)

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  58.010.  Office of coroner (certain counties). — In each county of the state, except in counties of the second class which prior to January 1, 1975, have a population of more than one hundred twenty thousand and less than two hundred thousand, and counties of the first class not having a charter form of government and any other county which adopts the provisions of sections 58.700 through 58.765, there shall be an office of coroner.

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(L. 1945 p. 1404 § 1, A.L. 1973 S.B. 122)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1966–2021 · leading case: Kansas City v. Howe, 416 S.W.2d 683 (Mo. Ct. App. 1967).
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Kansas City v. Howe, 416 S.W.2d 683 (Mo. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 16× “He was the only witness for the city. The city established by official records that the defendant held the legal title to the vehicle on the day and at the time and place of the violation.”
Kansas City v. Franklin, 401 S.W.2d 949 (Mo. Ct. App. 1966). · cites it 2× “Section 58.010 of the Revised Ordinances of Kansas City, Missouri contains definitions of terms used in chapter 58.”
Missouri Div. of Fam. Servs. v. Mosby, 808 S.W.2d 37 (Mo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “§ 58.010, RSMo 1986, provides for there to be a coroner in each county other than certain counties of the second class and counties of the first class not having charter forms of government and "any other county which adopts the provisions of sections 58.”
Glasgow Sch. Dist. v. Howard Cnty. Coroner, 633 S.W.3d 822 (Mo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “1 provides: When any person, in any county in which a coroner is required by section 58.010, dies and there is reasonable ground to believe that such person died as a result of: (1) Violence by homicide, suicide, or accident; … the police, sheriff, law enforcement officer or…”
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