If a death is presumed to have occurred within the Commonwealth but the body cannot be located or recovered, a death certificate may be prepared by the state registrar upon receipt of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, which shall include the finding of facts required to complete the death certificate. Such a death certificate shall be marked “presumptive” and shall show on the certificate the date of registration and shall identify the court and the date of decree.
Effective: July 13, 1990

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 213.086

  • Certificate: means the certificate of birth, death, stillbirth, marriage, dissolution of marriage, or annulment as required by this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Registration: means the acceptance by the Vital Statistics Branch and the incorporation of vital records provided for in this chapter into its official records. See Kentucky Statutes 213.011
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 16, effective July 13, 1990.

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