{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-431.250","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 431.250","heading":"Persons who may attend executions.","body":"The following persons, and no others, may attend an execution: The executioner and the\nwarden of the institution and his deputy or deputies and guards; the sheriff of the county\nin which the condemned was convicted; the commissioner of the Department of\nCorrections and representatives of the Department of Corrections designated by him; the\nphysician and chaplain of the institution; a clergyman and three (3) other persons selected\nby the condemned; three (3) members of the victim's family designated by the\ncommissioner from among the victim's spouse, adult children, parents, siblings, and\ngrandparents; and nine (9) representatives of the news media as follows: one (1)\nrepresentative from the daily newspaper with the largest circulation in the county where\nthe execution will be conducted, one (1) representative from Associated Press Wire\nService, one (1) representative from Kentucky Network, Inc., three (3) representatives for\nradio and television media within the state, and three (3) representatives for newspa pers\nwithin the state. Use of audiovisual equipment by the representatives is prohibited during\nthe execution. The Department of Corrections shall issue administrative regulations\nwhich govern media representation during the execution.","path":["KRS Chapter 431"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18615","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:46Z","sha256":"c5763f96888e310c621c1d24a90b71f0a142ad9110f3d5838ee4233e828b1ad6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-431.240","next":"us-ky/krs-431.260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}