NRS
259.050 Investigation into cause of death; postmortem examination;
inquest.
1. When a coroner or the coroner’s deputy
is informed that a person has been killed, has committed suicide or has
suddenly died under such circumstances as to afford reasonable ground to
suspect that the death has been occasioned by unnatural means, the coroner
shall make an appropriate investigation.
2. In all cases where it is apparent or
can be reasonably inferred that the death may have been caused by a criminal
act, the coroner or the coroner’s deputy shall notify the district attorney of
the county where the inquiry is made, and the district attorney shall make an
investigation with the assistance of the coroner. If the sheriff is not ex
officio the coroner, the coroner shall also notify the sheriff, and the
district attorney and sheriff shall make the investigation with the assistance
of the coroner.
3. If it is apparent to or can be
reasonably inferred by the coroner that a death may have been caused by drug
use or poisoning, the coroner shall cause a postmortem examination to be
performed on the decedent by a forensic pathologist unless the death occurred
following a hospitalization stay of 24 hours or more.
4. A coroner may issue a subpoena for the
production of any document, record or material that is directly related or
believed to contain evidence related to an investigation by the coroner.
5. The holding of a coroner’s inquest is
within the sound discretion of the district attorney or district judge of the
county. An inquest need not be conducted in any case of death manifestly
occasioned by natural cause, suicide, accident, motor vehicle crash or when it
is publicly known that the death was caused by a person already in custody, but
an inquest must be held unless the district attorney or a district judge
certifies that no inquest is required.
6. If an inquest is to be held, the
district attorney shall call upon a justice of the peace of the county to
preside over it. The justice of the peace shall summon three persons qualified
by law to serve as jurors, to appear before the justice of the peace forthwith
at the place where the body is or such other place within the county as may be
designated by him or her to inquire into the cause of death.
7. A single inquest may be held with
respect to more than one death, where all the deaths were occasioned by a
common cause.
[3:107:1909; A 1919,
60; 1949,
152; 1943 NCL § 11427]—(NRS A 1977,
666; 1979,
1369; 2015,
1660; 2019,
4165)
Notes of Decisions
Hernandez v. Bennett-Haron, 287 P.3d 305 (Nev. 2012).
· cites it 6× “In rejecting appellants’ arguments that the code sections providing for the participation of justices of the peace in the inquest process unconstitutionally intrudes on the Legislature’s authority, the district court concluded that, even though “NRS 259.050 does not specifically…”
Boorman v. Nevada Mem'l Cremation Soc'y, 236 P.3d 4 (Nev. 2010).
“See NRS 259.050(1) (requiring the coroner to "make an appropriate investigation" when there are "reasonable ground[s] to suspect that [a] death has been occasioned by unnatural means").”
Boorman v. Nevada Mem'l Cremation Soc'y, Inc., 236 P.3d 4 (Nev. 2010).
“See NRS 259.050(1) (requiring the coroner to “make an appropriate investigation” when there are “reasonable ground[s] to suspect that [a] death has been occasioned by unnatural means”).”
Tucker v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't, 470 F. App'x 627 (9th Cir. 2012).
“While Officer Hutchinson stated that he placed light pressure on Tucker’s back while Tucker was prone and handcuffed, Officer Denney stated that Hutchinson never placed pressure on Tucker’s back.”
Wesco Ins. Co. v. Smart Indus. Corp. (D. Nev. 2020).
· cites it 6× “Additionally, plaintiffs request judicial notice of NRS § 259.050, NRS § 440.420, and the 28 certificate of death.”
Ford Motor Co. Vs. Trejo, 2017 NV 68 (Nev. 2017).
· cites it 2× “See NRS 259.050(1) (requiring a coroner to perform an investigation when a "death has been occasioned by unnatural means"); FCHI, LLC v.”
Ford Motor Co. Vs. Trejo, 2017 NV 68 (Nev. 2017).
“See NRS 259.050(1) (requiring a coroner to perform an investigation when a "death has been occasioned by unnatural means"); FCHI, LLC v.”
Wesco Ins. Co. v. Smart Indus. Corp. (D. Nev. 2020).
“2 to Preclude Evidence or 11 Argument that the Defective Subject Arcade Machine was Not the Cause of Charles Wyman’s 12 Electrocution and Request for Judicial Notice of NRS 259.050, NRS 440.420 and Certificate of Death 13 (ECF #182); (3) Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine No.”
Wesco Ins. Co. v. Smart Indus. Corp. (D. Nev. 2020).
“2 to Preclude Evidence or 11 Argument that the Defective Subject Arcade Machine was Not the Cause of Charles Wyman’s 12 Electrocution and Request for Judicial Notice of NRS 259.050, NRS 440.420 and Certificate of Death 13 (ECF #182); (3) Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine No.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 259.050(1) — 4 cases
Boorman v. Nevada Mem'l Cremation Soc'y, 236 P.3d 4 (Nev. 2010).
“See NRS 259.050(1) (requiring the coroner to "make an appropriate investigation" when there are "reasonable ground[s] to suspect that [a] death has been occasioned by unnatural means").”
Boorman v. Nevada Mem'l Cremation Soc'y, Inc., 236 P.3d 4 (Nev. 2010).
“See NRS 259.050(1) (requiring the coroner to “make an appropriate investigation” when there are “reasonable ground[s] to suspect that [a] death has been occasioned by unnatural means”).”
Ford Motor Co. Vs. Trejo, 2017 NV 68 (Nev. 2017).
“See NRS 259.050(1) (requiring a coroner to perform an investigation when a "death has been occasioned by unnatural means"); FCHI, LLC v.”
Ford Motor Co. Vs. Trejo, 2017 NV 68 (Nev. 2017).
“See NRS 259.050(1) (requiring a coroner to perform an investigation when a "death has been occasioned by unnatural means"); FCHI, LLC v.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 259.050(4) — 1 case
Hernandez v. Bennett-Haron, 287 P.3d 305 (Nev. 2012).
“In rejecting appellants’ arguments that the code sections providing for the participation of justices of the peace in the inquest process unconstitutionally intrudes on the Legislature’s authority, the district court concluded that, even though “NRS 259.050 does not specifically…”
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