Any superintendent, warden, coroner or other person having in his possession an unclaimed human body, shall notify any known relatives or friends of the deceased person of the death and place where the body is. If no such friend or relative claims and buries the body within three (3) days, the person shall deliver the body to the professor of a college or school entitled to it under this chapter who demands it. Such professor shall at once embalm the body and preserve it for thirty (30) days before dissecting it. During the thirty (30) days the college or professor thereof, shall deliver the body, without charge, to any friend or relative of the deceased who demands it for interment. If it is not claimed during the thirty (30) days the professor and students may examine and dissect it.
KRS 311.330
Relatives or friends of deceased to be notified -- Time within which body may not be used
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hall v. England (1976)
Most recently applied in Hall v. England (March 1976)
Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.