(A)(1) When any person dies in circumstances as described in division (A)(2) of this section, the physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner called in attendance and any of the following who obtains knowledge thereof arising from the person's duties, shall immediately notify the office of the coroner of the known facts concerning the time, place, manner, and circumstances of the death, and any other information that is required pursuant to sections 313.01 to 313.22 of the Revised Code:
(a) A health care worker caring for the person;
(b) Any member of an ambulance service or emergency squad;
(c) A law enforcement agency.
(2) The notification required by division (A)(1) of this section applies in all of the following circumstances:
(a) When any person dies as a result of criminal or other violent means, by casualty, by suicide, or in any suspicious or unusual manner;
(b) When any person, including a child under two years of age, dies suddenly when in apparent good health;
(c) When any person with a developmental disability dies regardless of the circumstances.
(3) In the case of a death in circumstances as described in division (A)(2) of this section, if a request is made for cremation, the funeral director called in attendance shall immediately notify the coroner.
(B) As used in this section:
(1) "Developmental disability" has the same meaning as in section 5123.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Health care worker" means any individual licensed or otherwise authorized by the state to practice a health care profession and any other individual who provides health-related services in any setting as part of the individual's employment or otherwise for remuneration.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24
cases (3 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 4דIf 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.C. 313.12—the coroner…”
Kremer v. Cox, 682 N.E.2d 1006 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3ד” R.C. 313.12 provides that such notification should be made in the event of any death which occurs in “any suspicious or unusual manner.”
Albrecht v. Treon, 889 N.E.2d 120 (Ohio 2008). · cites it 3דR.C. 313.12. {¶ 31} Pursuant to R.C. 313.”
State ex rel. Blair v. Balraj, 631 N.E.2d 1044 (Ohio 1994). · cites it 3ד12 provides in part: “When any person dies as a result of criminal or other violent means, by casualty, by suicide, or in any suspicious or unusual manner, * * * the physician called in attendance, or any member of an ambulance service, emergency squad, or law enforcement agency…”
State ex rel. Dayton Newspapers, Inc. v. Rauch, 465 N.E.2d 458 (Ohio 1984). · cites it 2ד* * * 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.”
Everman v. Davis, 561 N.E.2d 547 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 3דR.C. 313.12 provides: *121 “When any person dies as a result of criminal or other violent means, or by casualty, or by suicide, or suddenly when in apparent health, or in any suspicious or unusual manner, the physician called in attendance, or any member of an ambulance service,…”
State v. Hayes, 2016 Ohio 7241 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “191(A)(4) further specifies that “[a]ny person who is dead or unconscious, or who otherwise is in a condition rendering the person incapable of refusal, shall be deemed to have consented as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, and the test or tests may be administered…”
Goldsby v. Gerber, 511 N.E.2d 417 (Ohio Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2דR.C. 313.12. Others who discover that a person died in such a suspicious or unusual manner have the same responsibility before disturbing the body.”
State v. Bey, 2019 Ohio 1884 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “ermore, [w]hen any person dies as a result of criminal or other violent means, by casualty, by suicide, or in any suspicious or unusual manner, * * * the physician called in attendance, or any member of an ambulance service, emergency squad, or law enforcement agency who obtains…”
State ex rel. Chappell v. Mahoning Cty. Coroner Off., 2017 Ohio 881 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2ד” In his petition, Relator states he took it upon himself to notify Respondent’s office on March 7, 2017 and March 8, 2017, and requested an autopsy. {¶5} R.C. 313.12(A) requires only notification to the coroner in the case of a death by violence, casualty, suicide, or…”
City of Middletown v. Newton, 708 N.E.2d 1086 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998). ““(B) Any person who is dead or unconscious, or who is otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn consent as provided by division (A) of this section and the test or tests may be administered, subject to sections…”
Elfers v. Varnau, 101 F. Supp. 3d 753 (S.D. Ohio 2015). · cites it 2ד14 (“The coroner shall notify any known relatives of a deceased person who meets death in the manner described by section 313.12 of the Revised Code by letter or otherwise.”
State v. Maxwell, 2014 Ohio 1019 (Ohio 2014). “If 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.C. 313.12—the coroner…”
State ex rel. Chappell v. Mahoning Cty. Coroner Off., 2017 Ohio 881 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “” In his petition, Relator states he took it upon himself to notify Respondent’s office on March 7, 2017 and March 8, 2017, and requested an autopsy. {¶5} R.C. 313.12(A) requires only notification to the coroner in the case of a death by violence, casualty, suicide, or…”
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