{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-525.120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 525.120","heading":"Abuse of a corpse.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of abuse of a corpse when except as authorized by law he\nintentionally treats a corpse in a way that would outrage ordinary family\nsensibilities. A person shall also be guilty of abuse of a corpse if that person enters\ninto a contract and accepts remuneration for the preparation of a corpse for burial or\nthe burial or cremation of a corpse and then deliberately fails to prepare, bury, or\ncremate that corpse in accordance with that contract.\n(2) Abuse of a corpse is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 525"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48745","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:04Z","sha256":"6561e4995a2f6ade75e2b3426c442028636bcd3cebbaba6ea978d406f4c7aa16","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-525.115","next":"us-ky/krs-525.125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}