{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-72.265","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 72.265","heading":"Coroner may act as county or district medical examiner.","body":"Where a duly elected coroner is a physician licensed to practice medicine in Kentucky, he\nmay be authorized by the department to perform the duties of a county or district medical\nexaminer and may be compensated by the department therefor.","path":["KRS Chapter 72"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24309","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:33Z","sha256":"a6bb0a5cc9316c452d7fc482e6a58e65ef1218ba8d9f1bad60761e93e1a5809f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-72.260","next":"us-ky/krs-72.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}