{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-72.235","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 72.235","heading":"Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may provide facilities and professional","body":"personnel for studies and examinations.\nThe Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may establish or contract for physical facilities for\nthe conduct of post -mortem and other necessary  examinations. The cabinet may employ,\nby contract or otherwise, pathologists, toxicologists and other ancillary, technical and\nadministrative personnel to perform autopsies and such other pathological, chemical and\nother studies and examinations as may be  deemed necessary. Such studies and\nexaminations may be performed in another state if deemed to be in the best interest of the\nCommonwealth by the chief medical examiner or the certified coroner or deputy coroner\nand the reports thereof shall have the same  validity and admissibility in evidence as those\nperformed within this state when duly certified by the chief medical examiner of the\ncabinet or by a certified coroner or deputy coroner.","path":["KRS Chapter 72"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24303","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:33Z","sha256":"6e1f5382e590ff0ec7cbb68faed215a46095491819a8a4aeedc0a3da0f5fdc09","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-72.230","next":"us-ky/krs-72.240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}