Election of county coroners — Qualifications.
[34-622, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 102, p. 351; am. 1994, ch. 54, sec. 5, p. 94; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 18, p. 74; am. 2010, ch. 355, sec. 2, p. 933; am. 2025, ch. 96, sec. 9, p. 515.]
- (1) At the general election, 1986, and every four (4) years thereafter, a coroner shall be elected in every county.
- (2) No person shall be elected to the office of coroner unless he has attained twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the county one (1) year next preceding his election.
- (3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
- (4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00) which shall be deposited in the county treasury.
- (5) All newly elected or appointed county coroners shall attend a coroner’s school within one (1) year of taking office. Such school shall be sponsored or endorsed by the Idaho state association of county coroners, pursuant to section 31-2810, Idaho Code.
[34-622, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 102, p. 351; am. 1994, ch. 54, sec. 5, p. 94; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 18, p. 74; am. 2010, ch. 355, sec. 2, p. 933; am. 2025, ch. 96, sec. 9, p. 515.]