{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-4-2904","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-4-2904","heading":"Qualifications for office of county coroner.","body":"(1) In addition to the qualifications set forth in 7-4-2201, to be eligible for the office of coroner, at the time of election or appointment to office a person must be a high school graduate or holder of an equivalency of completion of secondary education as provided by the superintendent of public instruction under 20-7-131 or of an equivalency issued by another state.\n(2) Each coroner, before entering the duties of office, shall:\n(a) take and file with the county clerk the constitutional oath of office; and\n(b) certify to the county clerk that:\n(i) the individual has successfully completed the basic coroner course of study as provided for in 7-4-2905 or that the individual has completed the equivalent educational requirements as approved by the public safety officer standards and training council established in 2-15-2029; or\n(ii) the individual intends to take the basic coroner course at the next offering of the course if the coroner has been appointed or was elected by other than a local government general election and, from the date of appointment or election and assumption of the duties as coroner, a basic coroner course was not offered. A coroner forfeits office for failure to take and successfully complete the next offering of the basic coroner course.","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_0040/0070-0040-0290-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:43Z","sha256":"ab6b39f79842e6b3a2d3fd80b5bdadfaed08b08f0e14943fb16f08d7018c3271","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-4-2903","next":"us-mt/7-4-2905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}