SB 208 KY
AN ACT relating to arrest-related deaths.
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Summary
Amend KRS 72.025 to require a post-mortem examination in deaths that occur during an arrest; create a new section of KRS Chapter 72 to require coroners to notify the Kentucky State Medical Examiner of arrest-related deaths; require publication of an annual public report; amend KRS 72.020 to conform.
Sponsor (1)
- K. Herron Democratic · primary
Action history (2)
- Feb 18, 2026 introduced in Senate · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
Subjects
CoronersCorrections And Correctional Facilities, StateCorrections ImpactDeathsJails And JailersPeace Officers And Law EnforcementPublic Records And ReportsSheriffs
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