Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 36.24.040 (2026)
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When four or more of the jurors attend, they shall be sworn by the coroner to inquire who the person was, and when, where, and by what means he or she came to his or her death, and into the circumstances attending his or her death, and to render a true verdict therein, according to the evidence afforded them, or arising from the inspection of the body.
[ 2009 c 549 s 4033; 1963 c 4 s 36.24.040. Prior: Code 1881 s 2779; 1863 p 560 s 5; 1854 p 436 s 5; RRS s 4183.]
Notes of Decisions
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cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2021 · leading case: Carrick v. Locke, 882 P.2d 173 (Wash. 1994).
Carrick v. Locke, 882 P.2d 173 (Wash. 1994). “RCW 36.24.040. RCW 36.24 outlines the duties of the county coroner in general, and describes inquests in particular.”
Miranda v. Sims, 991 P.2d 681 (Wash. Ct. App. 2000). “RCW 36.24.040; Carrick, 125 Wash.2d at 133 , 882 P.”
Fam. of Butts v. Constantine, 491 P.3d 132 (Wash. 2021). “The inquest jury must (1) inquire into the circumstances surrounding the death, RCW 36.24.040, and (2) render a verdict setting out who was killed, when, where, how, by whom, and whether that killing was “by criminal means,” .”
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