Kentucky Revised Statutes
Includes enactments through the 2024 Regular Session
Chapter titles, centered headings, section catchlines, and explanatory notes are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any part of the law. For general laws governing construction of statutes, see KRS Chapter 446.
The KRS database was last updated on 05/16/2025
.010 Oath and bond of coroner -- Minimum -- Record -- Payment of bond premiums from county funds -- Appointment of deputy coroners.
.020 Duty of person, hospital, or institution finding or possessing dead body -- Duties of coroner, law enforcement officer, embalmer, funeral director, or ambulance service.
.021 Care of remains of first responder, coroner, or deputy coroner killed in the line of duty.
.022 Outgoing coroner to transfer office records.
.025 Circumstances requiring post-mortem examination to be performed by coroner.
.026 Testing for presence of controlled substances in post-mortem examination -- When required -- Reporting of drug overdose -- Administrative regulations.
.027 Inquiry regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in post-mortem examination -- When required -- Reporting.
.029 Monthly report by coroner on child fatalities.
.030 Repealed, 1978.
.031 Prohibited uses of autopsy photographs, other visual images, and video and audio recordings.
.032 Short title for KRS 72.031 and 72.992(4).
.040 Repealed, 1978.
.045 Liability of office -- Deputies.
.050 Repealed, 1978.
.060 Repealed, 1978.
.070 Repealed, 1978.
.072 Repealed, 1978.
.075 Repealed, 1978.
.080 Repealed, 1978.
.090 Repealed, 1978.
.100 Repealed, 1978.
.110 Repealed, 1978.
.120 Repealed, 1978.
.130 Repealed, 1978.
.140 Repealed, 1978.
.150 Repealed, 1978.
.210 Purpose of Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner.
.215 Repealed, 1974.
.220 Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to provide medical assistance to coroner investigating deaths.
.222 Genetic testing when cause of death undetermined.
.225 Advisory commission for medical examination.
.230 Repealed, 1974.
.235 Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may provide facilities and professional personnel for studies and examinations.
.240 Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may employ state chief medical examiner and associate -- Employment of county and district medical examiners.
.245 County or district examiner to assist coroner.
.250 Repealed, 1982.
.255 Administrative regulations.
.260 Charge for copies.
.265 Coroner may act as county or district medical examiner.
.270 Trust and agency fund for fees.
.275 Persons enforcing law immune from liability.
.280 Annual report to Justice and Public Safety Cabinet on drug-related deaths.
.400 Legislative intent.
.405 Definitions for chapter.
.410 Investigation of deaths defined as a coroner's case.
.415 Power and authority of coroners and their deputies -- Training course for deputy coroners -- Effects of failure to complete required training.
.420 Coroner's inquest -- Subpoenas -- Stenographic services -- Verdict.
.425 Consent to autopsy when death not a coroner's case.
.430 Pathologist, toxicologist, chemist -- Immunity from civil liability.
.435 Cost of transporting or exhuming a body.
.440 Circumstances under which coroner may order body exhumed.
.445 County or Commonwealth's attorney may petition court to order autopsy.
.450 Disposal of body and valuables found thereon.
.455 Expense of search for body.
.460 Cost of autopsies.
.465 Inquiry into death under natural circumstances -- Death certificate -- Change in original certificate.
.470 Coroner or deputy -- Immunity from civil liability.
.475 Short title.
.480 Death notification requirements -- Emergency medical assistance.
.990 Repealed, 1978.
.991 Repealed, 1978.
.992 Penalties.