Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-2745

  • Board: means the unmarked burial sites preservation board. 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

The board shall have the power and duty to:

(a) Provide for the establishment and maintenance of a registry of unmarked burial sites located in this state;

(b) consult with all interested parties on occasions of disturbance, or threatened or potential disturbance, of unmarked burial sites to determine a proper course of action;

(c) initiate necessary action by the attorney general for the enforcement of this act;

(d) issue permits for the excavation, study, display and reinterment or disposition of human skeletal remains from unmarked burial sites and goods interred with such remains, as provided in this act; and

(e) adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this act.