KRS 381.755: Removal of grave or cemetery on application of landowner or county --

Procedure -- Expenses.

(1) Upon application of the owner of property upon which is located an abandoned

grave or cemetery or whenever the fiscal court of any county deems it to be i n the

best interest of the county to remove and relocate any such grave or cemetery the

court may issue an order or resolution authorizing such removal or relocation.

(2) The order or resolution for the removal and relocation of the grave or cemetery

pursuant to subsection (1) shall specify and declare that at any time after the

expiration of sixty (60) days after the first publication of notice of such intended

action pursuant to KRS Chapter 424, the court shall direct the removal and

relocation of the grave or cemetery.

(3) Expenses for removal and relocation of any grave or cemetery under the provisions

of this section shall be paid by the individual requesting such removal or if the

removal is made in the best interest of the county the expenses shall be paid from

county funds.

(4) Any grave or cemetery removed under the provisions of this section shall be

relocated in a suitable place at the expense of the person or county requesting such

removal and relocation.

(5) For the purposes of this section a gra ve or cemetery shall be considered abandoned

when left untended for a period of ten (10) years preceding the date of the resolution

for removal and relocation of the grave or cemetery.