Indiana § 36-2-14-24 Requirement for the release of autopsy and other reports; auditor to
withhold pay if autopsy or other reports not timely released; withheld
pay released upon release of autopsy or other reports; exception

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-2-14-24 — Requirement for the release of autopsy and other reports; auditor to withhold pay if autopsy or other reports not timely released; withheld pay released upon release of autopsy or other reports; exception

Indiana § 36-2-14-24

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 2GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES GENERALLY

Ch. 14County Coroner

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Ind. Code § 36-2-14-24 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), if a coroner does not release a written report required under section 10 of this chapter or a full copy of an autopsy report required under section 18 of this chapter as required by law, the county executive, or in the case of a county containing a consolidated city, the city-county council, shall order the auditor to withhold the paycheck of the coroner until the coroner properly releases the written report or full autopsy report, unless the county executive or city-county council adopts a resolution finding that:

(1)the failure of the coroner or deputy coroner to release the written report or full autopsy report is the result of unusual circumstances;

(2)the coroner or deputy coroner is making reasonable progress, under the circumstances, towar

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if
a coroner does not release a written report required under section 10 of
this chapter or a full copy of an autopsy report required under section
18 of this chapter as required by law, the county executive, or in the
case of a county containing a consolidated city, the city-county council,
shall order the auditor to withhold the paycheck of the coroner until the
coroner properly releases the written report or full autopsy report,
unless the county executive or city-county council adopts a resolution
finding that:
(1) the failure of the coroner or deputy coroner to release the
written report or full autopsy report is the result of unusual
circumstances;
(2) the coroner or deputy coroner is making reasonable progress,
under the circumstances, toward completing and releasing the
written report or full autopsy report; and
(3) in light of the unusual circumstances described in subdivision
(1), withholding the paycheck of the coroner or deputy coroner
would be unjust.
(b) A county auditor may not withhold the paycheck of a coroner if
a coroner is legally prohibited from releasing a written report or from
releasing a full autopsy report. However, a coroner is required to
release a written report or full autopsy report as soon as possible after
the legal prohibition on releasing the written report or full autopsy
report ceases to exist.
(c) If the county executive or city-county council orders an auditor
to withhold a paycheck under subsection (a) and a coroner properly
releases the written report or full autopsy report, the county executive
or city-county council shall order the auditor to release all of the
coroner's paychecks that were withheld from the coroner.