Funeral director defined; business name

65-1713. Funeral director defined; business name. (a) A "funeral director" is a person engaged in or conducting, or holding oneself out as engaged in or conducting, the business of: (1) Preparing dead human bodies, other than by embalming, for disposition; or (2) Meeting with families for the purpose of making at-need funeral arrangements; or (3) Directing, arranging for or supervising the disposition of dead human bodies whether by burial or cremation; or (4) Providing or maintaining a funeral establishment, branch funeral establishment or crematory. (b) A funeral director shall, in connection with such person's name or business, use the words "funeral director," "undertaker," "mortician," or any other title implying that such person is engaged in the business herein described. History: L. 1935, ch. 234, § 1; L. 2007, ch. 38, § 1; L. 2010, ch. 68, § 1; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Referred to in holding building of mortuary on land platted and dedicated as a cemetery not authorized; injunction granted. Connolly v. Frobenius, 2 Kan. App. 2d 18, 31, 574 P.2d 971. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026