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IN Code § 23-14-65-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 65. City and Town Cemeteries|23-14-65-27. Management and Control of Cemetery

Sec. 27. A cemetery board has exclusive management and control of a cemetery or cemeteries transferred to or acquired by the cemetery board, including:(1) all of the property, whether real, personal, or mixed, acquired by the cemetery board for cemetery purposes; and(2) the part of a public road or street that passes through the cemetery.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.39.
IN Code § 23-14-65-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 65. City and Town Cemeteries|23-14-65-28. Rules; Enforcement

Sec. 28. (a) A cemetery board may do the following:(1) Make reasonable rules and regulations for the management, control, direction, care, and maintenance of the property under the control of the cemetery board.(2) Make and enforce reasonable regulations respecting the placement and erection of markers, monuments, tombstones, and mausoleums that any person desires to place or erect in the cemetery.(3) Seize and impound animals running at large in the cemetery and establish a suitable place for impounding them, assessing the reasonable costs to the owner.(4) Vacate streets, alleys, roads, or highways, or parts of them, lying within lands under the control of the cemetery board in the same manner as is prescribed under the powers of street improvement authority of the municipality.(5) Provide proper facilities for furnishing electric lighting, water, and sewer facilities in the cemetery, ordering a public utility to construct and install equipment that is necessary for these purposes.(b) For the purposes of making rules and regulations for the management and control of property under subsection (a)(1), a cemetery board may request from the police authority of the municipality the manpower necessary to carry out and enforce the rules and regulations of the cemetery board. The police authority shall comply with the request to the extent that it is able to comply at the time the request is made, considering all other obligations and duties of the police authority. If the cemetery board and the police authority disagree over these matters, the controversy shall be settled by an order of the executive of the municipality.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.39.
IN Code § 23-14-66-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 66. Care of Cemeteries by Third Class Cities and Towns|23-14-66-1. Petitions for Additional Care and Maintenance for Cemetery

Sec. 1. If:(1) a petition is presented to the legislative body of a third class city or town at a regular meeting of the legislative body;(2) the petition is signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the freeholders and taxpayers of the city or town; and(3) the petition states that:(A) a cemetery lies within one-half (1/2) mile of the corporate limits of the city or town;(B) the cemetery is in need of additional care and maintenance;(C) at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the burial lots in the cemetery are owned, maintained, and cared for, in whole or in part, by freeholders in the city or town; and(D) it would be in the best interests of the city or town for the city or town to provide additional care and maintenance for the cemetery;the legislative body shall investigate the accuracy of the petition.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.40.
IN Code § 23-14-66-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 66. Care of Cemeteries by Third Class Cities and Towns|23-14-66-2. Taxation for Costs of Additional Care and Maintenance

Sec. 2. (a) If the legislative body is satisfied with the accuracy of the petition, it shall:(1) record its findings at that meeting or at any regular meeting; and(2) subject to subsection (b), levy and collect an annual tax, as other taxes are levied and collected, in an amount that it considers reasonable, to provide additional care and maintenance for the cemetery.(b) Taxes collected by a city or town for the care and maintenance of a cemetery lying entirely outside of the corporate limits of the city or town may not exceed three cents ($0.03) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of property in the city or town.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.40.
IN Code § 23-14-67-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 67. Care of Cemeteries by Counties|23-14-67-1. Application of Chapter; Determination of Civil War Burial Grounds

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a cemetery that:(1) is without funds or sources of funds for reasonable maintenance;(2) has suffered neglect and deterioration;(3) may be the burial grounds for an Indiana pioneer leader or veteran of an American war, including the Revolutionary War; and(4) either:(A) was established before 1875; or(B) is a burial ground for a veteran of the Civil War.(b) A county cemetery commission shall determine if a cemetery is a burial ground for a veteran of the Civil War under subsection (a)(4)(B) based on evidence presented to the county cemetery commission from any of the following:(1) The Indiana historical bureau established by IC 4-23-7.2-2.(2) The Indiana historical society established under IC 23-6-3.(3) A historical society (as defined in IC 36-10-13-3).(4) Indiana Landmarks.(5) The division of historic preservation and archeology of the department of natural resources.(6) The Indiana archives and records administration under IC 5-15-5.1-5.(c) A county may also assume responsibility for the maintenance of a cemetery under IC 23-14-78.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41. Amended by P.L.11-2012, SEC.1; P.L.42-2018, SEC.27; P.L.102-2020, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-14-67-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 67. Care of Cemeteries by Counties|23-14-67-2. County Cemetery Commission

Sec. 2. (a) The board of commissioners of a county may appoint a county cemetery commission consisting of five (5) residents of the county.(b) The members of a county cemetery commission shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. The board of county commissioners shall stagger the terms of the members to permit the appointment or a reappointment of one (1) commission member per year.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IN Code § 23-14-67-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 67. Care of Cemeteries by Counties|23-14-67-3. Annual Tax for Restoration and Maintenance

Sec. 3. A county cemetery commission may request the levy of an annual tax for the purpose of restoring and maintaining one (1) or more cemeteries described in section 1 of this chapter that are located in the county. The tax may not exceed fifty cents ($0.50) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of property in the county.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IN Code § 23-14-67-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 67. Care of Cemeteries by Counties|23-14-67-3.5. Annual Reports Filed With Indiana Historical Bureau

Sec. 3.5. (a) Before March 1 of each year, a county cemetery commission shall file an annual report with the Indiana historical bureau established by IC 4-23-7.2-2.(b) An annual report filed under this section must include information on the following:(1) The budget of the county cemetery commission for the preceding calendar year.(2) Expenditures made by the county cemetery commission during the preceding calendar year.(3) Activities of the county cemetery commission during the preceding calendar year.(4) Plans of the county cemetery commission for the calendar year during which the report is filed.(c) The Indiana historical bureau shall make reports filed under this section available for public inspection under IC 5-14-3.As added by P.L.2-1998, SEC.64. Amended by P.L.42-2018, SEC.28.
IN Code § 23-14-67-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 67. Care of Cemeteries by Counties|23-14-67-4. Annual Budget and Annual Report

Sec. 4. A county cemetery commission established under this chapter shall:(1) present an annual plan and budget; and(2) make an annual report;to the board of county commissioners and the county council for approval.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.41.
IN Code § 23-14-68-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 68. Care of Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-68-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), this chapter applies to each cemetery that:(1) is without funds for maintenance;(2) was in existence on February 28, 1939; and(3) is operated by a nonprofit organization or is not managed by any viable organization.(b) Section 4.5 of this chapter applies to a cemetery that is operated by a nonprofit organization.(c) Except for a cemetery for which a township assumes responsibility under subsection (d), this chapter does not apply to a cemetery located on land on which property taxes are assessed and paid under IC 6-1.1-4.(d) A township may assume responsibility for the maintenance of a cemetery under IC 23-14-78.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.14-2018, SEC.8; P.L.102-2020, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-68-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 68. Care of Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-68-2. Township Trustee Locating and Maintaining Cemeteries

Sec. 2. The trustee of each township shall locate and maintain all the cemeteries described in section 1(a) of this chapter that are within the township. However, a cemetery association claiming assistance under this chapter shall furnish a verified statement of assets and liabilities to the township trustee.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42.
IN Code § 23-14-68-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 68. Care of Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-68-3. Maintenance of Cemeteries

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this chapter, the maintenance of a cemetery includes the following:(1) Resetting and straightening all monuments.(2) Leveling and seeding the ground.(3) Constructing fences where there are none and repairing existing fences.(4) Destroying and cleaning up detrimental plants (as defined in IC 15-16-8-1), rampant weeds, and rank vegetation.(5) Mowing the lawn.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.48; P.L.14-2018, SEC.9; P.L.162-2021, SEC.8.
IN Code § 23-14-68-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 68. Care of Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-68-4. Appropriations for Maintenance and for Financial Assistance; Cemetery Tax

Sec. 4. (a) The township:(1) shall appropriate enough money to provide for the care, repair, and maintenance of each cemetery described in section 1(a) of this chapter that is located within the township; and(2) may appropriate enough money to provide for maintenance of a cemetery described in section 1(b) of this chapter to which the trustee of the township provides assistance under section 4.5 of this chapter.Funds shall be appropriated under this subsection in the same manner as other township appropriations.(b) The township may levy a township cemetery tax to create a fund for maintenance of cemeteries under this chapter. If a fund has not been provided for maintenance of cemeteries under this chapter, part of the township fund may be used.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.14-2018, SEC.10.
IN Code § 23-14-68-4.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 68. Care of Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-68-4.5. Trustee Financial Assistance to Cemetery With Insufficient Funds

Sec. 4.5. (a) If the trustee of a township reasonably believes that:(1) the funds available to a cemetery that is located in the township and described in section 1(b) of this chapter from:(A) the perpetual care fund maintained by the owner of the cemetery under IC 23-14-48; and(B) any other source;are not sufficient to provide for the maintenance of the cemetery; and(2) providing financial assistance to the cemetery described in subdivision (1) will help to prevent the full responsibility for maintenance of the cemetery from falling on the township under:(A) sections 1(a) and 4(a)(1) of this chapter;(B) IC 23-14-64; or(C) another provision of this article;the trustee may provide financial assistance to the cemetery for the maintenance of the cemetery.(b) Financial assistance provided by a trustee to a cemetery under this section may be provided from:(1) the fund for maintenance of cemeteries created under section 4(b) of this chapter; or(2) money appropriated under section 4(a)(2) of this chapter.As added by P.L.14-2018, SEC.11.
IN Code § 23-14-68-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 68. Care of Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-68-5. Trustee's Failure to Perform Duties

Sec. 5. A township trustee who fails to perform the trustee's duties under this chapter commits a Class C infraction.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.42.
IN Code § 23-14-68-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 68. Care of Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-68-6. Trustee's Sale of Cemetery Plots

Sec. 6. (a) A township trustee who is maintaining a cemetery under section 2 of this chapter may sell plots (as defined in IC 23-14-33-25) within the cemetery that are not known to be owned by any plot owner (as defined in IC 23-14-33-26) for use in the interment, entombment, or inurnment of human remains.(b) Proceeds from the sale of a plot under subsection (a) shall be:(1) deposited in the fund for maintenance of cemeteries, if the township has established such a fund under section 4(b) of this chapter; or(2) deposited in the township fund of the township, if the township has not established a fund for maintenance of cemeteries.As added by P.L.24-2015, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-14-69-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-69-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following:(1) A public cemetery that belongs to a township.(2) An addition to a public cemetery that belongs to a township.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.43.
IN Code § 23-14-69-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-69-2. Nonapplicability of Chapter

Sec. 2. This chapter does not apply to the following:(1) A cemetery that is owned or controlled by a city, a town, or a voluntary association.(2) A cemetery that is maintained by a township under IC 23-14-68.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.43.
IN Code § 23-14-69-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-69-3. Care and Maintenance

Sec. 3. A township trustee shall care for and maintain each cemetery to which this chapter applies that is located in the township. The duties of a township trustee under this chapter include the following:(1) Destroying detrimental plants (as defined in IC 15-16-8-1), rampant weeds, and rank vegetation.(2) Removing all unsightly accumulations and debris.(3) Resetting and straightening all monuments.(4) Leveling and seeding the ground.(5) Mowing the lawn.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.2-2008, SEC.49; P.L.162-2021, SEC.9.
IN Code § 23-14-69-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-69-4. Donated Land

Sec. 4. (a) The township trustee may accept donations of land suitable for a public cemetery if the township trustee considers acceptance of the land to be in the best interests of the township.(b) Donated land shall be:(1) conveyed to the township;(2) set apart by the trustee for a public cemetery; and(3) kept in good condition and repair by the township trustee.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.43.
IN Code § 23-14-69-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-69-5. Purchase of Land

Sec. 5. (a) If:(1) no land suitable for a public cemetery is donated to a township; and(2) the township legislative body adopts a resolution approving the purchase;the township executive may purchase land for the purpose of establishing a public cemetery.(b) When land is purchased and conveyed to the township under subsection (a), the land must be set apart, kept in repair, and used as provided in section 6 of this chapter.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.105.
IN Code § 23-14-69-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-69-6. Use of Cemetery

Sec. 6. A public cemetery of a township may be used by the inhabitants of the township for the interment of the dead. The township trustee may prescribe regulations governing the use of the cemetery.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.43.
IN Code § 23-14-69-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-69-7. Duties of Township Trustee

Sec. 7. (a) When a township acquires title to land by donation, purchase, or otherwise for a public cemetery, the trustee of the township shall:(1) lay out the land in lots with streets and walks;(2) plat the land; and(3) record the plat in the office of the recorder of the county.(b) For recording a plat under subsection (a), the recorder shall collect the same fees as are allowed for similar recordings.(c) The lots laid out and platted under subsection (a) must be numbered. A specific part of the lots must be:(1) set apart; and(2) designated on the plat;for a potter's field.(d) After the plat has been recorded, the township trustee shall appoint:(1) one (1) disinterested freeholder of the township; and(2) one (1) disinterested appraiser licensed under IC 25-34.1;who are residents of Indiana to appraise and fix the value of all the lots on the plat, except the part assigned to the potter's field under subsection (c). The appraisal shall be filed with and preserved by the township trustee.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.43. Amended by P.L.113-2006, SEC.18.
IN Code § 23-14-69-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-69-8. Private Sale of Lots

Sec. 8. (a) The township trustee may sell and convey the lots in a cemetery to which this chapter applies at a private sale to persons who desire to purchase them. The trustee shall not sell a lot under this subsection at less than the value fixed for the lot under section 7 of this chapter.(b) The proceeds of the sale of lots in a cemetery under subsection (a) shall be used to pay the expenses that the township trustee may incur under this chapter for the cemetery. Any surplus shall be held as a fund for use in keeping the cemetery in repair.(c) The township trustee shall keep an accurate account of:(1) the money received by the township trustee for the purpose of keeping the cemetery in repair; and(2) the sums that the township trustee has paid out, and for which the trustee has taken vouchers.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.43.
IN Code § 23-14-69-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 69. Establishment of Public Cemeteries by Townships|23-14-69-9. Payment of Expenses

Sec. 9. All expenses incurred by the township trustee for administering this chapter shall be paid out of the township fund of the township.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.43.
IN Code § 23-14-70-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 70. Trusts for Cemetery Associations|23-14-70-1. Power to Receive Deposit of Money; Use of Interest

Sec. 1. (a) The board of commissioners of a county may receive from or on behalf of a:(1) cemetery corporation;(2) church;(3) association; or(4) organization;that has been dissolved or is to be dissolved a deposit of money to be held in trust under terms that are designated in writing.(b) Funds may be provided under section 1 of this chapter to the board of commissioners of:(1) the county in which the cemetery of the cemetery corporation, church, association, or organization is located; or(2) the county adjoining and nearest to the county described in subdivision (1).(c) The interest on the funds received under subsection (a) shall be used to keep in good condition any:(1) abandoned cemetery;(2) public incorporated cemetery; or(3) lots, monuments, mausoleums, vaults, or other burial structures in any cemetery.(d) A board of commissioners may not expend more for the purpose set forth in subsection (c) than the interest earned from the loan or investment of the funds.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.44.
IN Code § 23-14-70-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 70. Trusts for Cemetery Associations|23-14-70-2. Investment of Money

Sec. 2. All money received by a board of commissioners under section 1 of this chapter may be invested in compliance with IC 20-42-1-14.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.181.
IN Code § 23-14-70-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 70. Trusts for Cemetery Associations|23-14-70-3. Distribution of Accrued Interest

Sec. 3. The county auditor shall distribute the interest accrued on any cemetery fund or funds received under section 1 of this chapter on the last Monday of January of each year to the following person or persons:(1) The trustee of the township in which an abandoned or unincorporated cemetery is located.(2) The trustee of the township lying on the east or south of the cemetery if the cemetery is located on a county boundary or a township boundary.(3) The treasurer of the board of directors of an incorporated cemetery.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.44.
IN Code § 23-14-70-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 70. Trusts for Cemetery Associations|23-14-70-4. Receipts and Vouchers

Sec. 4. (a) A township trustee or treasurer of the board of directors of an incorporated cemetery who receives a distribution under section 3 of this chapter shall make a receipt or voucher for any money paid out.(b) A receipt or voucher made under subsection (a) must state:(1) the amount paid out;(2) the purpose for which the money was expended; and(3) the fund from which the money came.(c) The receipts and vouchers made under subsection (a) shall be:(1) filed with the county auditor before January 2 of each year; and(2) presented to the board of commissioners for examination and approval at the January meeting of the board of commissioners.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.44.