Deaths pertaining to:
-Homicide
-Suicide
-Accidental
-Criminal Abortions (including those self-induced)
-Unforeseen Sudden Occurrence (not seen by physician 36 hours preceding death)
-Custody Deaths (while in custody of law enforcement)
-Penal Deaths (lethal injection / legal execution)
-Child Deaths (under age of 18)
-Unusual or Suspicious Manner Deaths
-Occur in Non-licensed Health Care -Facilities (hospice type)
-Occur in Licensed Health Care Facilities (nursing home/residential care)

Other Duties:
-To be Conservator of Peace (throughout his or her county)
-To Execute Process When Sheriff Disqualified (when the sheriff is a party/involved)
-To Perform Duties of Sheriff When Office is Vacant (by death or otherwise)
-To Hold Coroner’s Inquest/Coroner’s Jury
-To Issue Warrant to Summon Coroner’s Jury (coroner inquest)
-Coroner to Administer Oath to Jurors
-Coroner to Issue Subpoenas (witnesses)
-Order Postmortem Examination (autopsy)
-Certify Cause and Manner of Death (death certificate)
-Order Blood Sample Test for Alcohol & Drug Content (all motor vehicle fatalities)
-Report Toxicology results in writing to Missouri State Highway Patrol
-Procure Organ Donations (procurement of cadaver organ and tissue donation)
-Prepare a Budget for Income and Expenditures

List courtesy of the Missouri Coroners’ and Medical Examiners’ Association