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2023 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 367 - Consumer protection
367.93103 Funeral planning declarations.

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KY Rev Stat § 367.93103 (2023)
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367.93103 Funeral planning declarations. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) A person who is of sound mind and is at least eighteen (18) years of age may execute a declaration. (a) A declaration shall not be included in: 1. A will; 2. A power of attorney; or 3. A similar document. (b) If a declaration is included in any of the documents listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection, it shall not invalidate the document but the declaration contained therein is not enforceable. A declaration shall designate an individual to serve as the designee, or if no designee is designated shall provide instruction concerning funeral services, ceremonies, and the disposition of remains after death. A declaration, at a minimum, shall be: (a) Voluntary; (b) In writing; (c) Signed by the declarant or by another person in the declarant's presence and at the direction of the declarant; (d) Dated; (e) Signed in the presence of at least two (2) competent witnesses who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time they sign the declaration; and (f) Acknowledged before a notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths. A declaration is not binding upon a funeral home, a cemetery, or any person engaged in the business of providing funeral services, selling merchandise or grave markers, or providing a service or other property subject to the declaration until the funeral home, cemetery, or person receives full payment for the service, merchandise, or other property. A person is not considered to be entitled to any part of the declarant's estate solely by virtue of being designated by the declarant to serve as his or her designee. Unless an individual is related to the declarant by birth, marriage, or adoption, a declarant shall not designate an individual to be his or her designee or alternate designee who is: (a) A provider of funeral or cemetery services; or (b) Employed by any entity that is responsible for providing funeral or cemetery services or disposing of the declarant's remains. The following shall not be a witness to a declaration: (a) The person who signed the declaration on behalf of and at the direction of the declarant; or (b) The person identified as the designee. Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 27, effective July 14, 2018. -- Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017. -- Created 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2016.
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