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71.040 Treatment of prisoners -- Disposition of deceased prisoners. At the time of booking, the jailer shall receive and keep in the jail all persons who are <br>lawfully committed thereto, until they are lawfully discharged, unless the person is in <br>need of emergency medical attention, in which case the arresting officer shall obtain <br>medical attention for the person prior to delivery to the jail. The jailer shall treat them <br>humanely and furnish them with proper food and lodging during their confinement. He <br>shall deliver those who die in jail to their friends, if requested, or have them decently <br>buried at the expense of the county. Effective: July 13, 1984 <br>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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71.040 Treatment of prisoners -- Disposition of deceased prisoners. At the time of booking, the jailer shall receive and keep in the jail all persons who are <br>lawfully committed thereto, until they are lawfully discharged, unless the person is in <br>need of emergency medical attention, in which case the arresting officer shall obtain <br>medical attention for the person prior to delivery to the jail. The jailer shall treat them <br>humanely and furnish them with proper food and lodging during their confinement. He <br>shall deliver those who die in jail to their friends, if requested, or have them decently <br>buried at the expense of the county. Effective: July 13, 1984 <br>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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Statutes > Kentucky > 071-00 > 040

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71.040 Treatment of prisoners -- Disposition of deceased prisoners. At the time of booking, the jailer shall receive and keep in the jail all persons who are <br>lawfully committed thereto, until they are lawfully discharged, unless the person is in <br>need of emergency medical attention, in which case the arresting officer shall obtain <br>medical attention for the person prior to delivery to the jail. The jailer shall treat them <br>humanely and furnish them with proper food and lodging during their confinement. He <br>shall deliver those who die in jail to their friends, if requested, or have them decently <br>buried at the expense of the county. Effective: July 13, 1984 <br>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.