KRS 213.091: "Delayed" death certificate.

(1) If a death occurring in the Commonwealth has not been registered within one (1)

year from the date of death, a certificate of death may be filed in accordance with

regulation of the cabinet pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A. The certificate shall be

registered s ubject to the evidentiary requirements the cabinet shall by regulation

prescribe to substantiate the alleged facts of death.

(2) Any certificate of death registered one (1) year or more after the date of death shall

be marked "delayed" and shall show on th e face of the certificate the date of the

delayed registration.