2006 Minnesota Statutes

383E.40 COUNTY CORONER.
    Subdivision 1. Creation. Upon a majority vote of the board of county commissioners of
Anoka County, the office of county coroner may be created and established in the county.
    Subd. 2. Appointment. The board of county commissioners of Anoka County shall appoint
as county coroner a doctor of medicine licensed to practice pursuant to chapter 147, or similar
laws in any other state. The coroner shall serve at the pleasure of the county board. The county
board shall pay the coroner a fee to be determined by the board and provide for the payment of the
coroner's expenses incurred in the performance of duties. The coroner must have successfully
completed academic courses in pharmacology, surgery, pathology, toxicology, and physiology.
    Subd. 3. Bond. Before taking office, the coroner shall post bond to the state in a penal sum set
by the county board, not less than $500 nor more than $10,000. The coroner's bond is subject to the
same conditions in substance as in the bond required by law to be given by the sheriff, except as
to the description of the office. The bond and oath of office shall be filed with the county recorder.
History: 1993 c 16 s 1; 2005 c 28 s 1