§ 36-2-14-22.3 — Training courses for coroners and deputy coroners

Indiana § 36-2-14-22.3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 2: GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 14: County Coroner

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3. (a) The coroners training board
established by IC 4-23-6.5-3, in consultation with the Indiana law
enforcement academy, shall create and offer a training course for
coroners and deputy coroners. The training course must include:
(1) at least forty (40) hours of instruction; and
(2) instruction regarding:
(A) death investigation;
(B) crime scenes; and
(C) preservation of evidence at a crime scene for police and
crime lab technicians.
(b) The coroners training board, in consultation with the Indiana law
enforcement academy, shall create and offer an annual training course
for coroners and deputy coroners. The annual training course must:
(1) include at least eight (8) hours of instruction; and
(2) cover recent developments in:
(A) death investigation;
(B) crime scenes; and
(C) preservation of evidence at a crime scene for police and
crime lab technicians.
(c) In creating the courses under subsections (a) and (b), the
coroners training board shall consult with a pathologist certified by the
American Board of Pathology regarding medical issues that are a part
of the training courses.
(d) All training in the courses offered under subsections (a) and (b)
that involves medical issues must be approved by a pathologist
certified by the American Board of Pathology.
(e) All training in the courses offered under subsections (a) and (b)
that involves crime scenes and evidence preservation must be approved
by a law enforcement officer.
(f) The coroners training board shall issue a coroner or deputy
coroner a certificate upon successful completion of the courses
described in subsections (a) and (b).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.258.