The cost of autopsies shall be paid for by the fiscal court; provided, however, that the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner, may contract with pathologists and toxicologists and chemists and pay for such autopsies within the budgetary limitations of funds appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose.
Effective: June 26, 2007

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 72.460

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 154, effective June 26, 2007. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 65, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1998. — Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch.
93, sec. 16, effective June 17, 1978.