{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-2902","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-2902","heading":"Vacancy in office of county coroner or disqualification of coroner.","body":"(1) The coroner, or the board of county commissioners if the coroner is unable or refuses to act, shall request the coroner or a qualified deputy coroner of another county to be acting county coroner if the coroner:\n(a) is absent or unable to attend to duties or if the office of coroner is vacant and there are no qualified deputies available;\n(b) is related to the deceased;\n(c) is a potential party in an action concerning the death or the coroner's inquiry into the death may pose a conflict of interest;\n(d) has not successfully completed the basic coroner course required in 7-4-2905 and there are no qualified deputies available; or\n(e) is disqualified under the provisions of 46-4-201.\n(2) The salary of and expenses incurred by an acting coroner on behalf of a requesting county are an allowable charge against the requesting county.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Part 29. Office of County Coroner"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0040/part_0290/section_0020/0070-0040-0290-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:43Z","sha256":"6df95b8873e93c16b0308eb7a68f4dc8382296dfb7b2cdd39cef51f9ce390648","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-2901","next":"us-mt/7-4-2903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}