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If disinterment, removal, and reinterment of graves is effected by the Commonwealth of Kentucky or any of its agencies, public institutions, or political subdivisions, the United States of America or any agency thereof, or any electric power or lighting company, such disinterment, removal, and reinterment shall be performed by a funeral director duly licensed under the provisions of KRS Chapter 316; provided, however, a person holding a valid funeral director's license of another state may perform disinterment, removal and reinterment if the state in which such person is licensed has a reciprocal agreement whereby a license granted under the provisions of KRS Chapter 316 is recognized and accepted in that state.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXXII. Ownership and Conveyance of Property § 381.765.Disinterment, removal, and reinterment of graves by Commonwealth, political subdivision or electric power company; removal by licensed funeral director - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xxxii-ownership-and-conveyance-of-property/ky-rev-st-sect-381-765/
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