The coroner shall keep a complete record of and shall fill in the cause of death on the death certificate, in all cases coming under his jurisdiction. All records shall be kept in the office of the coroner, but, if no such office is maintained, then such records shall be kept in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas. Such records shall be properly indexed, and shall state the name, if known, of every deceased person as described in section 313.12 of the Revised Code, the place where the body was found, date of death, cause of death, and all other available information. The report of the coroner and the detailed findings of the autopsy shall be attached to the report of each case. The coroner shall promptly deliver, to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such death occurred, copies of all necessary records relating to every death in which, in the judgment of the coroner or prosecuting attorney, further investigation is advisable. The sheriff of the county, the police of the city, the constable of the township, or marshal of the village in which the death occurred may be requested to furnish more information or make further investigation when requested by the coroner or his deputy. The prosecuting attorney may obtain copies of records and such other information as is necessary from the office of the coroner. All records of the coroner are the property of the county.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: State v. Maxwell, 2014 Ohio 1019 (Ohio 2014).
State v. Maxwell, 2014 Ohio 1019 (Ohio 2014). · cites it 6דIf the cause and manner of death are not apparent—as when someone “dies as a result of criminal or other violent means, by casualty, by suicide, or in any suspicious or unusual manner” or “when any person * * * dies suddenly when in apparent good health,” R.”
State ex rel. Dayton Newspapers, Inc. v. Rauch, 465 N.E.2d 458 (Ohio 1984). · cites it 2ד09 in part provides: “The coroner shall keep a complete record of and shall fill in the cause of death on the death certificate, in all cases coming under his jurisdiction.”
State v. Ritchey, 2023 Ohio 1625 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2ד” In support, she cites R.C. 313.09 (“[t]he sheriff of the county, the police of the city, the constable of the township, or marshal of the village in which the death occurred may be requested to furnish more information or make further investigation when requested by the…”
State v. Cousin, 449 N.E.2d 32 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). “We would note that in R.C. 313.09, pertaining to records of the coroner, appears the following: “* * * The coroner shall promptly deliver, to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such death occurred, copies of all necessary records relating to every death in which, in…”
Goldsby v. Gerber, 511 N.E.2d 417 (Ohio Ct. App. 1987). “; R.C. 313.09 an'd 313.17. An attending physician must notify the coroner if the decedent expired in a suspicious or unusual manner, including criminal or violent means, casualty, or suicide.”
Elfers v. Varnau, 101 F. Supp. 3d 753 (S.D. Ohio 2015). · cites it 2דThe court explained that “[w]hen municipal officials have been deemed to be making policy decisions in the past, it has not been because they were vested with the authority to make factual assessments of a particular situation, but rather, because they were vested with the…”
State v. Crane, 2014 Ohio 3657 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “" R.C. 313.09. The death certificate also must indicate the "manner and mode in which the death occurred.”
State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer v. Pike Cty. Gen. Health Dist., 2017 Ohio 1084 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2דSee R.C. 313.09 (“The coroner shall keep a complete record of and shall fill in the cause of death on the death certificate, in all cases coming under his jurisdiction”).”
State ex rel. Findlay Publ'g Co. v. Schroeder, 1996 Ohio 361 (Ohio 1996). · cites it 2דFollowing Schroeder’s repeated refusal to permit inspection of his records, the Findlay Publishing Company, relator, filed this action for a writ of mandamus to compel Schroeder to keep records pursuant to R.C. 313.09 and to permit public inspection and copying of these records…”
State v. Steckel, 2026 Ohio 979 (Ohio Ct. App. 2026). “First, Steckel cites R.C. 313.09, which discusses the records kept by the coroner's office.”
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