{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-4-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-4-101","heading":"Jurisdiction -- death and cause of death in different counties.","body":"(1) The coroner of the county where a dead human body is found has jurisdiction if:\n(a) the place of death is unknown;\n(b) the dead human body was shipped into the county without proper permits; or\n(c) the death occurred while the deceased was in transit in the state.\n(2) When death occurs as a direct result of acts or events that occurred in another county, the coroner of the county where the acts or events causing death occurred has jurisdiction. If a coroner that has jurisdiction of a death fails to act, the state medical examiner has jurisdiction.\n(3) A county coroner has primary jurisdiction in the county in which the coroner is appointed or elected to serve. However, a qualified coroner may serve in another county upon the request of the coroner or county attorney of that county. A coroner may travel to another county to inquire into a death pursuant to 46-4-122.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 4. INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES","Part 1. Investigation of Death -- Autopsy"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0040/part_0010/section_0010/0460-0040-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:38Z","sha256":"6ec1c498f517cc72045b1959cfe82ff53c95ef764ac53e18b58ebef46c26b565","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-3-206","next":"us-mt/46-4-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}