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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 367 CONSUMER PROTECTION
367.97527 Preneed cremation authorization form -- Procedure in event of conflict.
Download pdfremains, by executing, as the authorizing agent, a preneed cremation authorization
form. The original preneed cremation authorization form shall be retained by the
entity with which the arrangements are made. A copy of the preneed cremation
authorization form shall be provided to the person signing the preneed
arrangements. The person prearranging his own cremation shall have the right to
transfer or cancel this authorization at any time prior to death, by notifying the
entity with which the preneed cremation authorization form is filed by certified
mail. (2) In the event that no different or inconsistent instructions are provided to the crematory authority at the time of death, the crematory authority shall release or
dispose of the cremated remains as indicated in the preneed agreement. (3) In the event that there is a conflict between the decedent' s prearrangement and the demands of the next class of authorizing agent in the order set forth in KRS
367.97501(1) regarding cremation, the crematory shall not accept for cremation
those human remains without an order deciding the issues entered by the District
Court of the county of the decedent's residence or the county where the funeral
home or the crematory authority is located. This order may be issued by the court
after a petition for resolution has been initiated by any natural person listed in KRS
367.97501(1) or the crematory authority. Unless extraordinary circumstances exist,
the court shall give due deference to the desires of the deceased as expressed in the
prearrangement. (4) Neither the crematory authority nor a licensed funeral director arranging a cremation shall be held liable for the crematory authority's or the funeral director's
good faith reliance on representations made by the authorizing agent regarding the
authority or decision to cremate. Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 171, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 140, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1994.
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