65-2426a. Authorization for cremation; penalty for violation. - Kansas Statutes

65-2426a

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH Article 24.--UNIFORM VITAL STATISTICS ACT

      65-2426a.   Authorization for cremation; penalty for violation.No dead body, as such term is defined in subsection (4) of K.S.A. 65-2401,andamendments thereto, shall be cremated unless a coroner's permit to crematehas been furnished to authorize such cremation. A telefacsimile signed copyof the coroner's permit to cremate which authorizes the cremation shallconstitute legal authorization for such cremation under this section. Theprovisions of this section shall be construed as supplemental to and as a partof the uniform vital statistics act. Any person who knowingly violates thissection, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.

      History:   L. 1965, ch. 164, § 19; L. 1982, ch. 266, § 1;L. 1993, ch. 214, § 13; July 1.