{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-4-121","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-4-121","heading":"Inquiry defined.","body":"For the purposes of this part, an inquiry by a county coroner is an informal examination of a death and its attendant circumstances to determine whether:\n(1) an inquest, which is a formal inquiry, should be held;\n(2) the reporting physician should certify the death;\n(3) any further action or examination should be made concerning a death; or\n(4) there is anything unusual or remarkable about a death that may warrant further action by the county attorney or the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction.","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_0210/0460-0040-0010-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:39Z","sha256":"81f4df57658e720727bc5db5ac9d417cbc931d105239da3ef52b8824ae30a368","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-4-120","next":"us-mt/46-4-122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}