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Coroner's Bureau
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Marcus Boydd
Captain
The Coroner’s Office was established on May 2, 1893. On January 4, 1999, the Coroner’s Office consolidated with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, becoming the 42nd county in the state to consolidate the Coroner’s Office with the Sheriff’s Office.
The Coroner investigates and reports on all violent, sudden or unusual deaths of persons within the County as established by California law.
In the State of California there are five manners, or classifications, of deaths:
- Natural: Natural deaths are due solely or nearly totally to disease and / or the aging process.
- Accident: Accident applies when an injury or poisoning causes death and there is little or no evidence the injury or poisoning occurred with the intent to harm or cause death. In essence, the fatal outcome was unintentional.
- Suicide:Suicide results from an injury or poisoning as the result of an intentional, self-inflicted act committed to do self harm or cause the death of one’s self.
- Homicide:Homicide occurs when the death results from a volitional act committed by another person to cause fear, harm, or death. Intent to cause death is a common element but is not required for classification as homicide. It is to be emphasized the classification of homicide for the purposes of death certification is a “neutral” term and neither indicates nor implies criminal intent.
- Undetermined: Undetermined is a classification used when the information pointing to one manner of death is no more compelling than one or more other competing manners of death in thorough consideration of all available information.
Source: National Association of Medical Examiners, “A Guide For Manner Of Death Classification” First Edition, February 2002.
A manner of death of “Pending” may be issued during the course of the Coroner’s investigation. This allows for the death certificate to be filed within the eight-day State mandate while the Coroner completes the death investigation.
The Coroner may hold an inquest if the circumstances warrant. The inquest may be held with or without a jury, at the Coroner’s discretion and shall be open to the public.
Death Reviews
When a death occurs in our county involving an inmate at a prison or county detention facility or when a person dies by the hands of law enforcement or in a situation with law enforcement involvement, we immediately begin the Coroner Review process. This process is a formal legal process used to establish the cause, manner, and mode of death.
Location and Contact
Coroner's West is located at 800 S. Redlands in the city of Perris, you can call at 951-443-2300.
Coroner's East is located at 47255 Oasis Street in the city of Indio, you can call at 760-863-8311
