ARTICLE XIII – DISINTERMENTS AND REMOVALS
1. Prohibited: Removal, by the heirs, of a body or cremated remains so that the plot may be sold for profit to themselves, or removal contrary to expressed or implied wish of the original plot Owner, is repugnant to the ordinary sense of decency and is absolutely forbidden.
2. Relocation within Cemetery: A body, or cremated remains, may be removed from its original plot to a larger or better plot in the Cemetery, where there has been an exchange or purchase for that purpose.
3. Limitation of Liability: The utmost care will be exercised in making a removal but the Cemetery shall assume no liability for damage to any casket, burial case or urn incurred in making the removal.
4. Service Charges: The charges for the Cemetery services must be paid at the time of interment, disinterment or removal. The Cemetery reserves the right to refuse to do or allow to be done work of any character, including interments in or upon any lot until arrangements have been made for payment of any and all indebtedness due the Cemetery for work performed in or upon the lot.
5. Opening of Caskets: No person shall open a casket or urn within the confines of a Cemetery prior to burial, entombment or inurnment unless that person is next of kin to the deceased or has the written permission of the deceased’s next of kin.
6. Permission: No disinterment and removal to another location within the Cemetery of a body or cremated remains will be permitted without the written consent of the personal representative of the deceased unless by a duly authorized public official. Disinterments will be made in the manner prescribed by the Laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. For all disinterments, a Funeral Director must be engaged to ensure compliance with relevant Kentucky laws