RICK STONE 
 
Coroner of St. Clair County 
St. Clair County Building 
First Floor-B 
10 Public Square 
Belleville, Illinois 62220 
 
 
The duties and responsibilities of the County Coroner are many and varied, 
but in essence can be described as the investigative arm of St. Clair County 
Government concerning deaths of an unexpected, violent or criminal nature.  
The main functions of this office include, but are not limited to: 
 
>   Respond to and investigate deaths that occur out side of hospital or 
clinical settings with such investigations including scene analysis, 
photography, sketching, witness interviews, body examination, and 
utilization of other forensic tests as indicated. 
 
>   Convene coroner’s inquest to determine cause and manor of deaths 
involving homicides, suicides and accidents, natural under mandate of 
law, investigate the death of any ward of the state of Illinois and or 
unexplained and suspicious 
deaths. 
 
<   Operate and maintain the St.  Elizabeth’s morgue for the purpose of 
conducting    scientific and forensic post-mortem examination of 
human remains for holding of unidentified /unclaimed human remains 
pending disposition. 
 
>   Maintain the property and the monies, and personal effects of 
decedents processed through the coroner’s office. 
 
>   Conduct public and community education programs regarding topics 
such as: 
   Drinking and Driving, Traffic Safety, Substance Abuse, and 
Crime/Death Scene Response. 
 

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>   Training and maintaining a cadre of reserve, volunteer deputy 
coroners for the management of disaster or mass casualty events. 
 
>   To report to the State of Illinois all child deaths, boating fatalities, 
traffic fatalities, work related fatalities. 
 
>   Service of legal process when the Sheriff is party to a suit or when 
such process by the Sheriff would be a conflict of interest. 
 
>   Enforcement of Grave Robbery Act, as promulgated by the Illinois 
Historical Preservation Agency per Illinois Compiled Statutes. 
 
?     Issue Death Certificates and Cremation Permits. 
 
 
EMPLOYEES AND BUDGET 
 
 
   The 2013 budget for the Coroner’s Office is $495,670.00.  This amount 
includes all salaries, supplies, training and medical and investigative 
procedures.  Eleven (11) personnel are employed by t his office.  This 
number includes the Coroner, Chief Deputy Coroner, three (3) full time 
Deputy Coroners, four (4) Part-time Deputy Coroners and two (2) 
administrative personnel. A bi-annual budget is submitted to the County 
Clerk for review.  This ensures that this office is operating within its allotted 
budget. 
 
 

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HOW TO REQUEST DOCUMENTS 
 
The St. Clair County Coronor’s Office Freedom of Information Act 
Officers’ are Assistant State’s Attorneys Sean Murley, Benjamin P. Henning 
and Lisa M. Porter. In order for any member of the public to request 
information and/or public records from the St. Clair County State’s 
Attorney’s Office, he or she must make such a request in written format and 
must specifically request the information and/or documents requested. 
Furthermore, the request must be directed either in written format to 

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sean.murley@co.st-clair.il.us or to the following address either by United 
States’ Mail or in person: 
 
St. Clair County  
Coroner’s Office 
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10 Public Square, 1  Floor 
Belleville, IL 62220 
 
The following records are under this offices control and are available upon 
request when not exempted or otherwise prohibited by law from disclosure:   
 
1)   All documents related to the duties and functions of the St. Clair 
County Coroner’s Office, as listed on pages one and two, of this 
document. 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR DOCUMENTS REQUESTED 
PURSUANT TO THE ILLINOIS FREEDOM OF 
INFORMATION ACT 5 ILCS 140/1   et. seq.   
 
1)   The first fifty (50) pages of   black and white, letter or legal sized 
copies are   FREE. 
 
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2)   Each copy after the 50  page of black and white, letter or legal 
sized is   15 CENTS   per page. 
 
3)   A request of color copies or copies in a size other than legal or 
letter will be charged the office’s   ACTUAL COST OF 
REPRODUCTION   of these copies. 
 
4)   For documents produced in electronic format, the requestor will be 
charged the office’s   ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING THE 
MEDIA   (cd, dvd, diskette, etc.) which will contain the documents 
requested.  No per page cost will be charged for documents provided 
only in electronic format. 
 
5)   For obtaining a certified copy an additional fee of   $1.00 PER 
CERTIFIED DOCUMENT      will be assessed. 

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Please Note:   This office may require payment of all fees prior to the 
initiation of any copying of documents pursuant to 
statute.  Reproduction fees for requests to be used for 
commercial purposes require advance payment of all 
fees. 
 
 
 
 

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