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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 71 JAILER
71.040 Treatment of prisoners -- Disposition of deceased prisoners.
Download pdflawfully committed thereto, until they are lawfully discharged, unless the person is in
need of emergency medical attention, in which case the arresting officer shall obtain
medical attention for the person prior to delivery to the jail. The jailer shall treat them
humanely and furnish them with proper food and lodging during their confinement. He
shall deliver those who die in jail to their friends, if requested, or have them decently
buried at the expense of the county. Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 7, effective July 13, 1984. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2226.
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