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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 311.300 (2026)

Professor of medical college may procure dead bodies

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The professor of any medical college or school incorporated in this state that has executed the required bond may procure the unclaimed body of any person who dies in this state, in order that the professors and students of the college may dissect and examine it for the advancement of science. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2644.