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Senate advances bill clarifying coroner duties on decedents' property, sets 180‑day claim period and $50 threshold
Summary
Senate File 75 would revise statute governing coroners to allow coroners to dispose of unclaimed property after 180 days, sell items at public auction or other county‑approved means, apply proceeds first to burial expenses, and remit amounts over $50 to state unclaimed property.
The Senate Committee of the Whole on Jan. 28 advanced Senate File 75, a bill that clarifies county coroner responsibilities for money and property found with deceased persons and establishes procedural details for unclaimed property.
Senator Case, sponsor, said the existing statute requires coroners to turn money or property over to the clerk of district court, a practice he said is no longer…
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