Kentucky · Kentucky Revised Statutes — Criminal Procedure (Ch. 421–440)
KRS (Crim. Proc.) § 431.270: Delivery or burial of body
What this law says, in plain English
The statute directs that a condemned person's body be delivered to requesting relatives or friends, or buried at state expense if unclaimed. The state covers up to $30 for transportation or burial costs.
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