{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13934","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 13934","heading":"Execution of office.","body":"An individual elected or appointed to the office of coroner may not execute any of the duties of the office before a commission has been issued to the coroner by the Governor and properly recorded. An individual who violates this section may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months. The individual shall be liable to a person injured by an act done by the individual under authority of the office.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 139 CORONER","SUBCHAPTER B GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=139\u0026sctn=34\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"c855756049ca9322471e3588dd83995c5aa4c610d024fb7760f53071dcec025d","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13933","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13935"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}