Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 259.020 (2026)

Sheriffs are ex officio coroners; exceptions

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NRS 259.020 Sheriffs are ex officio coroners; exceptions. Except in any county where a coroner is appointed pursuant to NRS 244.163, all sheriffs in this state are ex officio coroners, unless such an arrangement is altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507.

[Part 2:107:1909; A 1911, 58; 1949, 595; 1943 NCL § 11426]—(NRS A 1979, 1368; 2009, 594)

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Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Hernandez v. Bennett-Haron, 287 P.3d 305 (Nev. 2012).

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Hernandez v. Bennett-Haron, 287 P.3d 305 (Nev. 2012). · cites it 2× “NRS 259.020. The Legislature has provided procedures for the sheriff to operate under in conducting an inquest, which includes the use of a justice of the peace: If an inquest is to be held, the district attorney shall call upon a justice of the peace of the county to preside…”

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