{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-259.020","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 259.020","heading":"Sheriffs are ex officio coroners; exceptions.","body":"Except in any county where a coroner is appointed pursuant to NRS 244.163, all sheriffs in this state are ex officio coroners, unless such an arrangement is altered pursuant to the mechanism set forth in NRS 244.1507.","path":["TITLE 20 — COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS","CHAPTER 259 - CORONERS","GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-259.html#NRS259Sec020","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"def427852ff9fe7bf1e7c5e51a29067e4a362a194cb79b3c0a48a75445867f7e","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-259.010","next":"us-nv/nrs-259.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}