Kentucky Statutes 316.990 – Penalties
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(1) Any person who violates or aids in the violation of KRS § 316.030(1) by engaging in or attempting to engage in embalming or funeral directing or doing any part of a service pertaining to embalming or funeral directing from the time of death until the interment of a dead human body, who is not licensed under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both for each offense.
(2) Any person not licensed under this chapter who conducts a funeral establishment or corporation for the preparation and burial of dead human bodies, or who holds himself out to be an embalmer or funeral director, or who prepares, cares for, or disposes of dead human bodies within the meaning of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both. Each day that the establishment is open to the public in violation of this chapter shall be a separate offense.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 24, effective June 16, 1960. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1599a-16, 1599a-16a.
(2) Any person not licensed under this chapter who conducts a funeral establishment or corporation for the preparation and burial of dead human bodies, or who holds himself out to be an embalmer or funeral director, or who prepares, cares for, or disposes of dead human bodies within the meaning of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both. Each day that the establishment is open to the public in violation of this chapter shall be a separate offense.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 316.990
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Embalmer: means a person who preserves, restores, and disinfects dead human bodies by the application of chemical substances either externally or internally, or both. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
- establishment: means : (a) A full-service funeral establishment. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
- Funeral: means the ceremonies or services related to the final disposition and interment of a human body or body parts. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
- Funeral director: means a person who, for profit, engages in or represents himself or herself as engaged in the supervision, direction, and arrangement of funeral services, transportation, burials, and disposals of dead human bodies. See Kentucky Statutes 316.010
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 149, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended
1960 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 24, effective June 16, 1960. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1599a-16, 1599a-16a.