Attorney General Opinion No.

Dr. Ramon Powers Executive Director Kansas State Historical Society 120 W. 10th Street Topeka, Kansas 66612

Dear Dr. Powers:

As executive director of the Kansas state historical society, you request our opinion regarding the meaning of the term "unmarked burial site" as defined by the unmarked burial sites preservation act, K.S.A. 75-2741 et seq. Specifically, you inquire whether unmarked graves located in an area known to have once been a cemetery are within the statutory responsibilities of the unmarked burial sites preservation board, which is attached to the state historical society for…