{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-58.205","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.205","heading":"Sheriff or chief deputy to perform coroner's duties, when.","body":"The sheriff of the proper county or his chief deputy shall, in the temporary absence of the coroner and deputy for any reason, perform all the duties imposed by law upon the coroner.","path":["Title VI - COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT","Chapter 58 - Coroners and Inquests"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=58.205","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"729d83c86709afe5d1b01b85ae6c4f49327419ccf6a0510602f58dc3694fbc5e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-58.200","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-58.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}