Section 9525.3 - Elected coroners to take course of instruction and pass examination(a) Successful examination.--After the effective date of this act, no person elected for the first time to the office of coroner in this Commonwealth shall be eligible to take the oath of office unless he has attended the course of instruction and successfully passed the examination given at the conclusion thereof unless, for just cause, the board postpones his attendance and examination. In the event the person so elected fails in either of these respects without being excused, there shall be deemed to be a vacancy in the office, and it shall be filled in accordance with law. No person having served as coroner in Pennsylvania prior to the effective date of this act shall be required to attend instructions or pass this examination if reelected or appointed subsequent to the effective date of this act. This provision shall also apply to chief deputies and full-time deputies who have been appointed prior to the effective date of this act.(b) Successor coroners.--In the event of a vacancy in the office of coroner, either by death, resignation or failure to comply with the provisions of this section, the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall attend the next course of instruction offered for deputies and, at the conclusion thereof, successfully pass a special examination offered by the board for coroners appointed to fill vacancies. Upon the failure of the appointee to take this course of instruction or to pass this examination, a vacancy shall occur which shall be filled in accordance with law. In the event a person who is appointed to fill a vacancy has, prior to the appointment, taken the course of instruction for elected coroners and passed the examination or has taken the course of instruction for deputies and has passed the special examination, except as hereinafter provided, no course or examination shall be required.1988, March 2, P.L. 108, No. 22, § 3, effective in 90 days.