Kansas Statutes 75-2743. Definitions
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-2743
- Board: means the unmarked burial sites preservation board. See Kansas Statutes 75-2743
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evaluation: means assessment by the state historical society of the nature of human skeletal remains and goods interred with such remains and the situation in which they are located to make recommendations for action and disposition of the remains or goods under this act. See Kansas Statutes 75-2743
- Human skeletal remains: means any part of the body of a deceased human being, in any stage of decomposition. See Kansas Statutes 75-2743
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
As used in this act:
(a) “Board” means the unmarked burial sites preservation board.
(b) “Evaluation” means assessment by the state historical society of the nature of human skeletal remains and goods interred with such remains and the situation in which they are located to make recommendations for action and disposition of the remains or goods under this act.
(c) “Human skeletal remains” means any part of the body of a deceased human being, in any stage of decomposition.
(d) “Person” means an individual, unincorporated association, partnership, limited partnership, corporation or governmental entity.
(e) “Society action” means any evaluation, investigation, disinterment, study, reinterment or other disposition carried out by the state historical society, with board approval, using moneys appropriated to the state historical society.
(f) “Unmarked burial site” means any interment by whatever means of human skeletal remains, other than a burial site in a cemetery otherwise protected by Kansas statute.