Kentucky Statutes 72.405 – Definitions for chapter
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As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) “Certified coroner” or “certified deputy coroner” means a coroner or deputy coroner who has been certified by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to have successfully completed both the basic training course and annual in-service training course required by KRS § 72.415, except that a deputy coroner shall be certified without completion of training courses required by KRS § 72.415 if he or she is a licensed physician;
(2) “Coroner’s case” means a case in which the coroner has reasonable cause for believing that the death of a human being within his or her county was caused by any of the conditions set forth in KRS § 72.025;
(3) “Coroner-ordered autopsy” means an autopsy ordered by the coroner having jurisdiction and performed by a pathologist pursuant to such authorization in order to ascertain the cause and manner of death in a coroner’s case. In the event the pathologist deems it necessary, he or she may submit the appropriate specimen to a qualified chemist or toxicologist for analysis to assist him or her in ascertaining the cause of death in a coroner’s case;
(4) “Genetic tests” means testing for genetic markers for cardiac arrhythmogenic syndromes;
(5) “Inquest” means an examination ordered by the coroner, or in his or her absence, ordered by a deputy coroner, into the causes and circumstances of any death which is a coroner’s case by a jury of six (6) residents of the county impaneled and selected by the coroner to assist him or her in ascertaining the cause and manner of death; and
(6) “Post-mortem examination” means a physical examination of the body by a medical examiner or by a coroner or deputy coroner who has been certified by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and may include an autopsy performed by a pathologist; other appropriate scientific tests administered to determine cause of death, including but not limited to genetic tests; or collection of tissue samples collected pursuant to KRS § 213.161(3).
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2020 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 151, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1982. — Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 3, effective June 17,
1978.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 4, provides that the amendments to this statute and the creation of KRS § 72.222 in 2023
Ky. Acts ch. 162, secs. 1 and 2, may be cited as the Micah Shantell Fletcher Law.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has renumbered certain subsections in this statute during codification to place the terms in alphabetical order. The words in the text were not changed.
(1) “Certified coroner” or “certified deputy coroner” means a coroner or deputy coroner who has been certified by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to have successfully completed both the basic training course and annual in-service training course required by KRS § 72.415, except that a deputy coroner shall be certified without completion of training courses required by KRS § 72.415 if he or she is a licensed physician;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 72.405
- Genetic tests: means testing for genetic markers for cardiac arrhythmogenic syndromes. See Kentucky Statutes 72.405
- 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.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) “Coroner’s case” means a case in which the coroner has reasonable cause for believing that the death of a human being within his or her county was caused by any of the conditions set forth in KRS § 72.025;
(3) “Coroner-ordered autopsy” means an autopsy ordered by the coroner having jurisdiction and performed by a pathologist pursuant to such authorization in order to ascertain the cause and manner of death in a coroner’s case. In the event the pathologist deems it necessary, he or she may submit the appropriate specimen to a qualified chemist or toxicologist for analysis to assist him or her in ascertaining the cause of death in a coroner’s case;
(4) “Genetic tests” means testing for genetic markers for cardiac arrhythmogenic syndromes;
(5) “Inquest” means an examination ordered by the coroner, or in his or her absence, ordered by a deputy coroner, into the causes and circumstances of any death which is a coroner’s case by a jury of six (6) residents of the county impaneled and selected by the coroner to assist him or her in ascertaining the cause and manner of death; and
(6) “Post-mortem examination” means a physical examination of the body by a medical examiner or by a coroner or deputy coroner who has been certified by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and may include an autopsy performed by a pathologist; other appropriate scientific tests administered to determine cause of death, including but not limited to genetic tests; or collection of tissue samples collected pursuant to KRS § 213.161(3).
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2020 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2020. — Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 151, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1982. — Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 3, effective June 17,
1978.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 4, provides that the amendments to this statute and the creation of KRS § 72.222 in 2023
Ky. Acts ch. 162, secs. 1 and 2, may be cited as the Micah Shantell Fletcher Law.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2023). Under the authority of KRS
7.136(1), the Reviser of Statutes has renumbered certain subsections in this statute during codification to place the terms in alphabetical order. The words in the text were not changed.