Kentucky Statutes 72.420 – Coroner’s inquest — Subpoenas — Stenographic services — Verdict
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(1) A coroner may, in his sound discretion, order an inquest in any coroner’s case. The inquest shall be conducted by a coroner’s jury consisting of six (6) reputable citizens of the county selected and sworn by the coroner. The coroner may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum. No subpoenaed witness shall fail to appear as ordered. Application may be made by the coroner to the Circuit Court for punishment by contempt for failure to obey a coroner’s subpoena.
(2) The coroner may employ stenographic services to record the proceeding. Payment for stenographic services shall be made by the fiscal court or urban-county government, whichever is appropriate, upon certification by the coroner that the services were rendered.
(3) In the event the jury returns a verdict of murder, manslaughter, or other criminal act, the coroner shall arrest the named individual or notify the appropriate law enforcement authority to arrest such individual to be dealt with according to law. A copy of the verdict shall be filed with the appropriate Circuit Court clerk.
Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 8, effective June 17, 1978.
(2) The coroner may employ stenographic services to record the proceeding. Payment for stenographic services shall be made by the fiscal court or urban-county government, whichever is appropriate, upon certification by the coroner that the services were rendered.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 72.420
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- 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. See Kentucky Statutes 72.405
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
(3) In the event the jury returns a verdict of murder, manslaughter, or other criminal act, the coroner shall arrest the named individual or notify the appropriate law enforcement authority to arrest such individual to be dealt with according to law. A copy of the verdict shall be filed with the appropriate Circuit Court clerk.
Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 8, effective June 17, 1978.