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KENTUCKY STATUTES AND CODES
72.445 County or Commonwealth's attorney may petition court to order autopsy.
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72.445 County or Commonwealth's attorney may petition court to order autopsy. In the event a coroner declines to order an autopsy or body exhumed for an autopsy, the
county or Commonwealth's attorney may petition the District or Circuit Court having
jurisdiction to order an autopsy. In granting or denying such request, the court shall
determine whether or not reasonable grounds exist for believing that the decedent may
have died as a result of a criminal act. Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 13, effective June 17, 1978.
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72.445 County or Commonwealth's attorney may petition court to order autopsy. In the event a coroner declines to order an autopsy or body exhumed for an autopsy, the
county or Commonwealth's attorney may petition the District or Circuit Court having
jurisdiction to order an autopsy. In granting or denying such request, the court shall
determine whether or not reasonable grounds exist for believing that the decedent may
have died as a result of a criminal act. Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 13, effective June 17, 1978.
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