| Last Action | 02/22/22: to State & Local Government (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to coroners. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 833 |
| Sponsor | D. Yates |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 72.450 to allow a coroner who is in possession of an unclaimed body to elect to cremate certain unclaimed bodies, in lieu of burial, and either offer the cremains to specified individuals, or inter the cremains provided no inquest has been held or is intended to be held and there is no reason to believe the body will be needed as evidence in any criminal matter or cremation is or may be inconsistent with the decedent's personal wishes or cultural or religious beliefs. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Crime Victims - Unclaimed bodies, cremation Deaths - Unclaimed bodies, cremation Embalmers and Funeral Directors - Unclaimed bodies, cremation Local Government - Unclaimed bodies, cremation Police, City and County - Unclaimed bodies, cremation Religion - Unclaimed bodies, cremation, prohibitions Cemeteries and Burials - Unclaimed bodies, cremation Coroners - Unclaimed bodies, cremation Counties - Unclaimed bodies, cremation Local Mandate - Unclaimed bodies, cremation |
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| 02/22/22 |
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Last updated: 2/8/2023 2:57 PM (EST)