Gov. Little signs bill reforming roles of Idaho coroners in death investigations
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COEUR d’ALENE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law this week a bill that clarifies the roles of Idaho’s coroners in death investigations.
Senate Bill 1101 was introduced in response to a 2024 state watchdog report which found that deaths in Idaho were half as likely to undergo autopsies than the national rate and that Idaho had the lowest homicide autopsy rate nationwide. The report noted that Idaho code provided little direction for coroners on many of their duties, leading to inconsistencies in death investigations across Idaho.
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