{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-27499","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 27499","heading":"","body":"The coroner shall summon and examine as witnesses every person who in his opinion or that of any of the jury has any knowledge of the facts. He may summon a surgeon or physician to inspect the body or hold a post mortem examination or a chemist to make an analysis of the stomach or the tissues of the deceased and give a professional opinion as to the cause of the death.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000. - 28085.]","PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500. - 27773.]","CHAPTER 10. Coroner [27460. - 27530.]","ARTICLE 2. Inquests [27490. - 27512.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2d0b2f97c4db11038ec59172f9ff4b1a702bbdb574eebf7741da235c0d3f5873","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-27498","next":"us-ca/gov-27499.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}