The office of coroner is filled through an at-large election. A county coroner serves a four-year term, with the office-holder eligible to immediately succeed themselves. Each candidate for the office of coroner must, as a minimum, possess a high school diploma or its equivalent, be 21 years of age or older, and be a qualified elector of the county in which elected. Prior to taking the oath of office, each elected coroner must attend the Mississippi Crime Laboratory and State Medical Examiner Death Investigation Training School, successfully completing all exams on the subject matter presented.
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