Kentucky Chapter 72 — Coroners, Inquests, and Medical Examinations
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- KRS 72.010— Oath and bond of coroner -- Minimum -- Record -- Payment of bond premiums from county funds -- Appointment of deputy coroners
- KRS 72.020— Duty of person, hospital, or institution finding or possessing dead body -- Duties of coroner, law enforcement officer, embalmer, funeral director, or ambulance service
- KRS 72.021— Care of remains of first responder, coroner, or deputy coroner killed in the line of duty
- KRS 72.022— Outgoing coroner to transfer office records
- KRS 72.025— Circumstances requiring post-mortem examination to be performed by coroner
- KRS 72.026— Testing for presence of controlled substances in post-mortem examination -- When required -- Reporting of drug overdose -- Administrative regulations
- KRS 72.027— Inquiry regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in post-mortem examination -- When required -- Reporting
- KRS 72.029— Monthly report by coroner on child fatalities
- KRS 72.030— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.031— Prohibited uses of autopsy photographs, other visual images, and video and audio recordings
- KRS 72.032— Short title for KRS 72.031 and 72.992(4)
- KRS 72.040— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.045— Liability of office -- Deputies
- KRS 72.050— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.060— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.070— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.072— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.075— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.080— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.090— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.100— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.110— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.120— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.130— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.140— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.150— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.210— Purpose of Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner
- KRS 72.215— Repealed, 1974
- KRS 72.220— Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to provide medical assistance to coroner investigating deaths
- KRS 72.222— Genetic testing when cause of death undetermined
- KRS 72.225— Advisory commission for medical examination
- KRS 72.230— Repealed, 1974
- KRS 72.235— Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may provide facilities and professional personnel for studies and examinations
- KRS 72.240— Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may employ state chief medical examiner and associate -- Employment of county and district medical examiners
- KRS 72.245— County or district examiner to assist coroner
- KRS 72.250— Repealed, 1982
- KRS 72.255— Administrative regulations
- KRS 72.260— Charge for copies
- KRS 72.265— Coroner may act as county or district medical examiner
- KRS 72.270— Trust and agency fund for fees
- KRS 72.275— Persons enforcing law immune from liability
- KRS 72.280— Annual report to Justice and Public Safety Cabinet on drug-related deaths
- KRS 72.400— Legislative intent
- KRS 72.405— Definitions for chapter
- KRS 72.410— Investigation of deaths defined as a coroner's case
- KRS 72.415— Power and authority of coroners and their deputies -- Training course for deputy coroners -- Effects of failure to complete required training
- KRS 72.420— Coroner's inquest -- Subpoenas -- Stenographic services -- Verdict
- KRS 72.425— Consent to autopsy when death not a coroner's case
- KRS 72.430— Pathologist, toxicologist, chemist -- Immunity from civil liability
- KRS 72.435— Cost of transporting or exhuming a body
- KRS 72.440— Circumstances under which coroner may order body exhumed
- KRS 72.445— County or Commonwealth's attorney may petition court to order autopsy
- KRS 72.450— Disposal of body and valuables found thereon
- KRS 72.455— Expense of search for body
- KRS 72.460— Cost of autopsies
- KRS 72.465— Inquiry into death under natural circumstances -- Death certificate -- Change in original certificate
- KRS 72.470— Coroner or deputy -- Immunity from civil liability
- KRS 72.475— Short title
- KRS 72.480— Death notification requirements -- Emergency medical assistance
- KRS 72.990— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.991— Repealed, 1978
- KRS 72.992— Penalties