Coroner's duties.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 24-173
in effectSec. 24-173. - Coroner's duties.
(a) The coroner or a deputy shall make to the manager of public health and environment, within three (3) days of each and every inquest, a written certificate of the same, truthfully stating when, where, and upon whose body the inquest was held, and the actual cause and date and place of death, if known.
(b) The certificate shall state whether the cause of death has been determined by a post mortem examination conducted by a physician.
(c) In all cases in which there exists a reasonable doubt as to the truthfulness or accuracy of such certificate, it shall be the duty of the coroner to institute such sufficient and thorough inquiry, by post mortem examination or otherwise, as may be necessary to determine the actual cause of death and whether it has been caused by any condition or disease which may be contagious, infectious or dangerous to the public health.
(Code 1950, § 741.3; Ord. No. 1110-96, § 1, 12-16-96; Ord. No. 427-18, § 14, 6-11-18)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH24HESA_ARTVIBIDE_DIV2VIST_S24-173CODUFetched: 10/27/2026