65-2426a. Authorization for cremation; when permit to cremate required; penalty for violation. (a) (1) No dead body, as defined in K.S.A. 65-2401, and amendments thereto, shall be cremated unless a coroner's permit to cremate has been executed to authorize such cremation, if the death or cause of death occurred within the state of Kansas or in a state where such permit to cremate is required.
(2) A telefacsimile or electronic signed copy of the coroner's permit to cremate that authorizes the cremation shall constitute legal authorization for such cremation under this section.
(b) The provisions of this section shall be a part of and supplemental to the uniform vital statistics act.
(c) Any person who knowingly violates this section, 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; L. 2014, ch. 128, § 5; L. 2021, ch. 59, § 3; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 24 - Uniform Vital Statistics Act
65-2405 Appointment of state registrar; qualifications; compensation.
65-2406 Duties of state registrar.
65-2410 Same; state registrar to prepare and file, when.
65-2411 Children of unknown parentage; report to state registrar.
65-2414 Delayed determination of cause of death.
65-2416 Certificates as evidence; reproduction of records; certification.
65-2417 Certified copies or abstracts.
65-2419 Delayed birth certificates.
65-2422a Change of name; new certificate of birth issued, when.
65-2422b Records of divorces and annulments.
65-2422c Minor correction of records.
65-2425 Institution inmates or patients; records and reports.
65-2426a Authorization for cremation; when permit to cremate required; penalty for violation.
65-2427 Foreign permit for removal, burial, or other disposition of body.
65-2428a Permit for transportation of dead body to location outside state.
65-2433 Registration of divorces, annulments and adoptions.
65-2434 Crimes, prosecution, penalties.