Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXXVIII. Witnesses, Evidence, Notaries, Commissioners of Foreign Deeds, and Legal Notices § 422.350.Admissibility of photographic evidence in prosecution of offense defined in KRS Chapter 514 or 515; return of photographed property to owner by law enforcement agency; exception

(a) Will serve the purpose of demonstrating the nature and identity of the property; and

(b) Is otherwise admissible into evidence under all other rules of law governing the admissibility of photographs into evidence.

The fact that it is impractical to introduce into evidence the actual property for any reason including its size, weight, or unavailability, need not be established for the court to find a photograph of that property to be competent evidence. If a photograph is found to be competent evidence under this section, it is admissible into evidence in place of the property and to the same extent as the property itself.

(a) The property has been photographed in a manner that will serve the purpose of demonstrating the nature and identity of the property, and if these photographs are filed with or retained by the law enforcement agency in place of the property;

(b) Receipt for the property is obtained from the owner upon delivery by the law enforcement agency;

(c) The prosecuting attorney who is prosecuting a case that involves the property has not requested the law enforcement agency to decline requests for return of the property to its owner; and

(d) The property may be lawfully possessed by the owner.