Kentucky — Chapter 72 — CORONERS, INQUESTS, AND MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

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