KRS 431.250: Persons who may attend executions.

The following persons, and no others, may attend an execution: The executioner and the

warden of the institution and his deputy or deputies and guards; the sheriff of the county

in which the condemned was convicted; the commissioner of the Department of

Corrections and representatives of the Department of Corrections designated by him; the

physician and chaplain of the institution; a clergyman and three (3) other persons selected

by the condemned; three (3) members of the victim's family designated by the

commissioner from among the victim's spouse, adult children, parents, siblings, and

grandparents; and nine (9) representatives of the news media as follows: one (1)

representative from the daily newspaper with the largest circulation in the county where

the execution will be conducted, one (1) representative from Associated Press Wire

Service, one (1) representative from Kentucky Network, Inc., three (3) representatives for

radio and television media within the state, and three (3) representatives for newspa pers

within the state. Use of audiovisual equipment by the representatives is prohibited during

the execution. The Department of Corrections shall issue administrative regulations

which govern media representation during the execution.