Why is the Forsyth County Coroners Office involved?
State Law requires the Coroner to be notified when a death occurs under certain circumstances, the Coroner performs an investigation and arrives at the cause and manner of death, and either completes or arranges the completion of the death certificate. Occasionally, more investigation is required, in which case a pending death certificate will be issued to allow funeral arrangements to be made in a timely manner. Georgia Law requires the County Coroner to investigate the circumstances and determine the cause and manner of death of all deaths that are: – Sudden, when a person is in apparent good health; – Not under the care of a physician; – Suspicious, unusual or unexplained; – The result of violence; – Unlawful or due to criminal neglect.
