Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 72.440
A coroner may, upon receipt of an affidavit from any person stating that he believes or has reasonable grounds to believe that a person who is dead and buried died from poisoning or other illegal cause, order the body exhumed and a post-mortem examination or autopsy conducted.
Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 12, effective June 17, 1978.