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The Coroner serves a four-year term with no term limits. Annual salary is $45,000 with some benefits. The County Coroner operates at the interface between law and medicine. State Statutes for County Coroners are contained in Title 7, Chapter 4 of the Wyoming State Statutes. In Wyoming, coroners investigate deaths due to:AccidentApparent child abuse causesApparent drug or chemical overdose or toxicityApparent suicideThe deceased was unattended by a physician or other licensed health care providerUnknown cause(s)Violent or criminal actionIn Wyoming, coroners also investigate:Certain deaths that occur in hospital settings but are conservatively considered ’unattended’ (for example, an emergency room death caused by an event outside of the hospital)Deaths of prisoners, trustees, inmates or patients of any county or state corrections facility or state hospitalUnattended deaths, or deceased having not seen a physician within six months prior to death