A coroner may, upon receipt of an affidavit from any person stating that he believes or has reasonable grounds to believe that a person who is dead and buried died from poisoning or other illegal cause, order the body exhumed and a post-mortem examination or autopsy conducted.
KRS 72.440
Circumstances under which coroner may order body exhumed
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Harrod v. Caney (2018)
Most recently applied in Harrod v. Caney (February 2018)
Effective: June 17, 1978 History: Created 1978 Ky
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.