367.97524 Cremation authorization form required -- Disposal or delivery of
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cremated remains -- Unclaimed cremated remains -- Limitation of liability.
(1)A crematory authority shall not conduct any cremations, nor accept a body for
cremation, unless it has a cremation authorization form signed by the authorizing
agent clearly stating the disposition to be made of the cremated remains.
(2)Cremated remains shall be disposed of by placing them in a grave, crypt, or niche;
by scattering them in a scattering area; or in any manner on the private property of a
consenting owner. The crematory authority or funeral director as defined in KRS
316.010 may deliver, either in person or by a method that has an internal tracking
system that provides a receipt signed by the person accepting delivery, the cremated
remains to the designated individual specified on the cremation authorization form.
Upon receipt of the cremated remains, the individual receiving them may keep or
transport them in any manner in this Commonwealth without a permit. After
delivery, the crematory authority or funeral home shall be discharged from any legal
obligation or liability concerning the cremated remains relative to disposition.
(3)If the cremated remains have remained unclaimed for a period of at least two
years, a funeral director may inter, bury, entomb, or place the cremated remains in a
columbarium or may deliver the cremated remains to a bona fide religious society,
veterans organization, or civic group in person or by a delivery method that utilizes
an internal tracking system that provides a receipt signed by the individual
accepting delivery, for the sole purpose of interment, burial, entombment, or
placement in a columbarium. If such a delivery is made, the funeral director or
crematory authority shall maintain records of the delivery for at least ten
(10)years
from the date of delivery.
(4)A crematory authority or a licensed funeral director arranging a cremation shall not
be held liable for good faith reliance on representations made by the authorizing
agent regarding the authority to cremate.
(5)A crematory authority or licensed funeral director shall not be held liable for
delivering cremated remains that have been in their possession for two
(2)years or
more to a bona fide religious society, veterans group, or civic organization for the
sole purpose of interment, burial, entombment, or placement in a columbarium.