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The
County
Coroner is notified when a death warrants investigation. The
Coroner works in conjunction with the police or sheriff to
investigate all county and city deaths of a violent nature,
by undue means, or where a crime may have been committed
(accident, homicide, or suicide). The Coroner may hold an
inquest to determine how the person died and other facts
concerning the death. As soon as the Coroner completes his
investigation of the cause and manner of death, he files the
death record with the local registrar (municipal or county
clerk), who certifies it. The Coroner can then release the
personal property to the designated persons.
It is also the duty of the Coroner to issue cremation
permits on all bodies to be cremated who died in
Springfield
or Sangamon County.
The County Coroner is also a conservator of the peace,
having the same powers as the sheriff. The Coroner serves as
sheriff when the Office of Sheriff is vacant, or when the
sheriff is interested, partial, or prejudiced in a case.
The Coroner’s Office is a law enforcement office and the
coroner is a law enforcement official.
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