Funeral service or interment, who in charge of

65-1713b. Funeral service or interment, who in charge of. Every funeral service or interment, or part thereof, hereafter conducted in this state must be in the actual charge and under the supervision of a Kansas licensed funeral director, or of the duly licensed assistant funeral director: Provided, however, That this shall not prevent a family from burying its own dead where death did not result from a contagious, infectious or communicable disease, nor shall it prevent a religious group or sect whose religious belief require the burial of its own dead from conducting such services where death did not result from a contagious, infectious or communicable disease. History: L. 1941, ch. 297, § 16; June 30. Attorney General's Opinions: Registration of deaths and stillbirths; filing of certificates. 91-129. 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