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Ohio Rev. Code § 313.05 (2026)

Appointment of deputy coroners and other personnel

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Effective:
August 31, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 240 - 131st General Assembly
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(A)(1) The coroner may appoint, in writing, deputy coroners, who shall be licensed physicians of good standing in their profession, one of whom may be designated as the chief deputy coroner. The coroner also may appoint pathologists as deputy coroners, who may perform autopsies, make pathological and chemical examinations, and perform other duties as directed by the coroner or recommended by the prosecuting attorney. The coroner may appoint any necessary technicians.

The coroner may contract for the services of deputy coroners to aid the coroner in the execution of the coroner's powers and duties. Contracts for the services of deputy coroners are exempt from any competitive bidding requirements of the Revised Code.

(2) The coroner may appoint, in writing, one or more secretaries and an official stenographer, who shall record the testimony of witnesses in attendance upon the coroner's inquest, preserve and file properly indexed records of all official reports, acts, and communications of the office, and perform other services as required by the coroner.

(3) The coroner may appoint clerks, stenographers, custodians, and investigators and shall define their duties.

(4) For the performance of their duties, deputy coroners, pathologists serving as deputy coroners, and technicians, stenographers, secretaries, clerks, custodians, and investigators shall receive salaries fixed by the coroner and payable from the county treasury upon the warrant of the county auditor. The compensation shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the amount fixed by the board of county commissioners for the coroner's office.

(B)(1) A coroner may appoint, as a deputy coroner, as a pathologist serving as a deputy coroner, or as a technician, stenographer, secretary, clerk, custodian, investigator, or other employee a person who is an associate of, or who is employed by, the coroner or a deputy coroner in the private practice of medicine in a partnership, professional association, or other medical business arrangement.

(2) A coroner may appoint, as an investigator, a deputy sheriff within the county or a law enforcement officer of a political subdivision located within the county. The deputy sheriff or law enforcement officer appointed as an investigator may receive compensation for services performed as an investigator in addition to any other compensation allowed by law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2024 · leading case: Range v. Douglas, 878 F. Supp. 2d 869 (S.D. Ohio 2012).
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Range v. Douglas, 878 F. Supp. 2d 869 (S.D. Ohio 2012). · cites it 2× “Ohio Rev. Code § 313.05 (“The coroner may appoint clerks, stenographers, custodians, and investigators and shall define their duties.”
Clay v. Galita, 2024 Ohio 833 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “13 governs autopsies following death in a motor vehicle accident, and provides, in part: “The coroner, any deputy coroner, an investigator appointed pursuant to section 313.05 of the Revised Code, or any other person the coroner designates as having the authority to act under…”
Elfers v. Varnau, 101 F. Supp. 3d 753 (S.D. Ohio 2015). · cites it 2× “” Ohio Rev.Code § 313.05(A)(3). Plaintiffs argue that even if Dr.”
City of North Olmsted v. Greiner, 458 N.E.2d 1284 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× ““(3) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 313.05, pedestrians facing a steady red signal alone shall not enter the roadway.”
Hicks v. NLO, INC., 631 F. Supp. 1207 (S.D. Ohio 1986). · cites it 2× “, Ohio Rev.Code § 313.05. It would be nonsensical not to shield these individuals from suit when they are assisting the Coroner in fulfilling his legislative obligations.”
State ex rel. Belinky v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 171 Ohio St. (N.S.) 6 (Ohio 1960). · cites it 2× “The request of relator was made pursuant to authority granted by Section 313.05, Revised Code, which provides, in part, thát in counties where a county morgue is maintained the coroner may appoint an investigator or investigators and define their duties.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 313.05(A)(3) — 1 case
Elfers v. Varnau, 101 F. Supp. 3d 753 (S.D. Ohio 2015). “” Ohio Rev.Code § 313.05(A)(3). Plaintiffs argue that even if Dr.”
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