{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-316.990","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 316.990","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) Any person who violates or aids in the violation of KRS 316.030(1) by engaging in\nor attempting to engage in embalming or funeral directing or doing any part of a\nservice pertaining to embalming or funeral directing from the time of death until the\ninterment of a dead human body, who is not licensed under this chapter, shall be\nguilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty\ndollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned for not more\nthan six (6) months, or both for each offense.\n(2) Any person not licensed under this chapter who conducts a funeral establishment or\ncorporation for the preparation and burial of dead human bodies, or who holds\nhimself out to be an embalmer or funeral director, or who prepa res, cares for, or\ndisposes of dead human bodies within the meaning of this chapter, shall be guilty of\na misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50)\nnor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned for not mor e than six (6)\nmonths, or both. Each day that the establishment is open to the public in violation of\nthis chapter shall be a separate offense.","path":["KRS Chapter 316"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=31092","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:13Z","sha256":"e18c79add473e85788fc8c86f8f2a48ed00377c6243f23f3f32c4bde95fdbdaa","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-316.370","next":"us-ky/krs-316.991"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}