{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-213.420","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 213.420","heading":"Burial of homicide victims -- Application to Circuit Court if burial refused.","body":"(1) In the event that a homicide has been committed and the person charged with the\nhomicide refuses to permit the burial of the body of the deceased person who was\nthe victim of his or her alleged homicide, any member of the family of the deceased,\neither by consanguinity or affinity, may apply to the Circuit Court in the county in\nwhich the body of the deceased is located for an order to release the body of the\ndeceased to the applicant for burial, cremation, or other lawful means of disposition.\n(2) The Circuit Court, after a hearing in the matter at which the person alleged to have\ncommitted the homicide has been afforded the opportunity to appear at the hearing\neither in person or by counsel or both, shall, if good cause is shown for the release\nof the body to the applicant, issue an order granting the release of the body to the\napplicant for burial, cremation, or other lawful means of disposition.","path":["KRS Chapter 213"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=8769","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:17Z","sha256":"a9349195e3e5bbb6194f4e578eca6abc03736d00cb6d5a604e848cd8ec35d89e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-213.410","next":"us-ky/krs-213.990"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}