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IN Code § 23-14-51-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 51. The Investment and Use of Cemetery Funds|23-14-51-2. Investment and Reinvestment of Money and Assets

Sec. 2. After June 14, 1939, a cemetery to which IC 23-14-48 applies shall invest and reinvest:(1) all money in the perpetual care fund of the cemetery; and(2) all other assets held in trust by the cemetery;in property or securities that qualify for trust investments under IC 30-4-3-3(c).As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.25.
IN Code § 23-14-51-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 51. The Investment and Use of Cemetery Funds|23-14-51-3. Loans From Perpetual Care Fund Prohibited

Sec. 3. No loans or pledges of money or property shall be made from the perpetual care fund of a cemetery:(1) to or for the benefit of the owner of the cemetery; or(2) to any shareholder, officer, director, or employee of the cemetery.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.25.
IN Code § 23-14-51-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 51. The Investment and Use of Cemetery Funds|23-14-51-4. Fidelity Bond

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to a cemetery if a perpetual care fund or other trust account of the cemetery is not held in trust for the cemetery by a corporate trustee.(b) The treasurer of the cemetery or other person or persons having custody of the fund or account shall furnish to a cemetery to which this section applies a fidelity bond that is:(1) issued by a corporate surety; and(2) payable to the cemetery in a penal sum at least equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the value of the principal of the trust estate at the beginning of each calendar year.(c) The bond required by this section shall be deposited with the auditor of the county in which the cemetery is located. The auditor shall do the following:(1) Examine the bond and ascertain that it complies with this chapter.(2) Annually examine the sufficiency of the bond and report to the prosecuting attorney of the county any failure of the cemetery owner to comply with this chapter.(d) For the services provided under subsection (c), the auditor shall receive from each cemetery owner five dollars ($5) per year. Money that the auditor receives under this subsection is the property of the office of the auditor.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.25.
IN Code § 23-14-51-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 51. The Investment and Use of Cemetery Funds|23-14-51-5. Violation of Chapter; Class a Misdemeanor

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.25.
IN Code § 23-14-52-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 52. Conditions Applying to the Sale of a Cemetery|23-14-52-1. Application and Exceptions to Conditions

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the sale of:(1) a cemetery;(2) any part of a cemetery; or(3) any personal property related to a cemetery;by a cemetery owner to a purchaser is subject to the conditions set forth in section 2 of this chapter.(b) The sale of burial rights, services, or merchandise to an individual for the interment of the individual or members of the individual's family is not subject to the conditions set forth in section 2 of this chapter.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.26.
IN Code § 23-14-52-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 52. Conditions Applying to the Sale of a Cemetery|23-14-52-2. Liability and Duties of Purchaser

Sec. 2. The following conditions apply to a sale referred to in section 1(a) of this chapter:(1) The purchaser is liable for any shortages existing before or after the sale in the perpetual care fund required by IC 23-14-48 or in an escrow fund or trust account required by IC 23-14-49-1.(2) The purchaser shall perform:(A) all obligations imposed on cemetery owners under this article;(B) all obligations imposed on the cemetery owner under contracts made by the selling cemetery owner or any prior cemetery owner relating to:(i) burial or interment rights; or(ii) the sale of the personal property or services described in IC 23-14-49-1; and(C) any other related obligation.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.26.
IN Code § 23-14-53-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 53. Bequests for Care|23-14-53-1. Receipt of Deposit or Legacy of Money

Sec. 1. (a) Any church, corporation, or association that owns a cemetery may receive from any person a deposit or legacy of money to be held in trust:(1) in perpetuity; or(2) for a period that the donor or testator designates in writing.(b) The earnings of the deposit or legacy shall be used for the purpose of keeping in good condition any lot or lots, monument, vault, or gravestone in the cemetery that is designated by the donor or testator.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.27.
IN Code § 23-14-53-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 53. Bequests for Care|23-14-53-2. Duties Upon Receipt of Deposit or Legacy of Money

Sec. 2. (a) A church, corporation, or association that receives a deposit or legacy of money to be held in trust under section 1 of this chapter shall:(1) adopt rules concerning the investment and safekeeping of any deposit or bequest; and(2) designate a financial institution as the depository of the funds.(b) The depository designated under subsection (a) must:(1) agree upon the rate of interest it will pay on the funds; and(2) pay interest on the funds to the church, corporation, or association:(A) on a basis agreed upon by the depository and the church, corporation, or association; but(B) not less frequently than quarterly;for the purpose of taking care of the particular lot or lots, monument, vault, or gravestone for which the money was given or donated.(c) The money on deposit in the depository under this section shall not be used for any purpose other than taking care of the particular lot or lots, monument, vault, or gravestone, and only the interest earned on the deposit or legacy may be used.(d) The:(1) deposit or legacy placed on deposit; and(2) interest earned on the deposited funds;are exempt from taxation under IC 6. However, this chapter does not repeal or modify IC 23-14-65.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.27.
IN Code § 23-14-54-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54. Disposition of Dead Human Bodies|23-14-54-1. Time Period for Disposition

Sec. 1. Subject to the rights of transportation and removal of dead human bodies or other disposition of dead human bodies, as provided by law, the remains of all individuals who die in Indiana or are shipped into Indiana shall be deposited:(1) in the earth in an established cemetery;(2) in a mausoleum;(3) in a garden crypt; or(4) in a columbarium;within a reasonable time after death, except as ordered by the state department of health.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28.
IN Code § 23-14-54-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54. Disposition of Dead Human Bodies|23-14-54-2. Depth of Cover

Sec. 2. All dead human bodies interred in the earth shall have a cover of at least two (2) feet of earth at the shallowest point over the outer receptacle in which the body is placed.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28.
IN Code § 23-14-54-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54. Disposition of Dead Human Bodies|23-14-54-3. Ventilation of Mausoleums

Sec. 3. All private or family mausoleums shall be constructed in such manner as to admit proper ventilation.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28.
IN Code § 23-14-54-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54. Disposition of Dead Human Bodies|23-14-54-4. Cremated Remains

Sec. 4. The remains of dead human bodies that have been cremated may be deposited in mausoleums, garden crypts, or columbaria or deposited in or on the earth.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28.
IN Code § 23-14-54-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54. Disposition of Dead Human Bodies|23-14-54-5. Violation of Chapter; Class B Misdemeanor

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-1. Application of Definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 23-14-31-1 through IC 23-14-31-21 apply to this chapter.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-2. "Dependent of a Veteran"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "dependent of a veteran" means a spouse or a dependent child (as recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs) of a veteran.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-3. "Funeral Director"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "funeral director" means a person who holds a funeral director license issued under IC 25-15.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-4. "Verification Information"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "verification information" means data required by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to verify whether a deceased person is a veteran or a dependent of a veteran and is eligible for burial in a national or state cemetery, including:(1) a copy of the person's or veteran's death certificate; and(2) the person's or veteran's:(A) name;(B) service number;(C) branch of service;(D) military rank;(E) Social Security number;(F) date and place of birth; and(G) date of death.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-5. "Veteran"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "veteran" means a person who:(1) served:(A) in the active military or naval service of the United States;(B) in active duty in a force of any organized state militia in a full-time status; or(C) in the reserve armed forces of the United States on active duty; and(2) was released from the service described in subdivision (1) other than by dishonorable discharge.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-6. "Veterans' Service Organization"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "veterans' service organization" means a veterans' organization that:(1) is qualified as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code;(2) is organized for the verification and burial of veterans and dependents of veterans; and(3) meets one (1) or more of the following:(A) Is recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.(B) Is federally chartered by the Congress of the United States.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-7. Application of Section; Releases

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies only if all the following apply:(1) A funeral director has had possession of cremated remains for at least one (1) year.(2) The funeral director has complied with any notice or other requirements under law concerning cremated remains that have not been claimed by an authorizing agent.(3) No attempt has been made to claim the cremated remains by a person who has the right to serve as an authorizing agent.(b) A veterans' service organization that is approved by the Indiana department of veterans' affairs under IC 10-17-1-4.5 may request a funeral director to release verification information concerning cremated remains in the possession of the funeral director.(c) A funeral director may release verification information concerning cremated remains to a veterans' service organization described in subsection (b).(d) If:(1) the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Indiana department of veterans' affairs verifies that the cremated remains are the remains of a veteran or a dependent of a veteran and are eligible for burial in a state or national cemetery; and(2) a veterans' service organization enters into a signed transfer and release of liability with the funeral director who has possession of the cremated remains;the funeral director may release the cremated remains to the veterans' service organization.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-8. Transport of Cremated Remains; Location Information for Cremated Remains

Sec. 8. (a) A veterans' service organization that receives cremated remains under section 7 of this chapter shall:(1) transport the cremated remains to a state or national cemetery; and(2) inter, entomb, or inurn the cremated remains in the state or national cemetery in accordance with any applicable state or federal law.(b) A veterans' service organization shall provide, in writing to the funeral director who released the cremated remains, the following information concerning the location of the cremated remains that were interred, entombed, or inurned:(1) The city and state.(2) The cemetery name.(3) The plot.(4) The name of the cemetery owner.(5) The date the cremated remains were interred, entombed, or inurned.(6) The contact information of the veterans' service organization.(c) This section may not be construed to require the funeral director who released the cremated remains under section 7 of this chapter to be present at the interment, entombment, or inurnment of the cremated remains.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-9. Immunity for Veterans' Service Organizations

Sec. 9. A veterans' service organization that in good faith receives and inters, entombs, or inurns cremated remains under this chapter is immune from civil liability for any acts or omissions by the veterans' service organization in receiving or interring, entombing, or inurning the cremated remains.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-54.5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 54.5. Unclaimed Remains of Veterans and Dependents of Veterans|23-14-54.5-10. Immunity for Funeral Directors

Sec. 10. A funeral director who in good faith releases:(1) verification information as required under this chapter; or(2) the cremated remains of a veteran or a dependent of a veteran as provided under this chapter;is immune from civil liability for any acts or omissions in releasing the verification information or cremated remains.As added by P.L.90-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 23-14-55-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 55. Authorization for Interment, Entombment, or Inurnment|23-14-55-1. Warranty and Liability of Individual Signing Authorization

Sec. 1. (a) An individual who signs an authorization for the cremation, interment, entombment, or inurnment of any human remains:(1) is considered to warrant the truthfulness of:(A) any fact set forth in the authorization;(B) the identity of the person for whose remains cremation, interment, entombment, or inurnment is sought; and(C) the individual's authority to order the cremation, interment, entombment, or inurnment; and(2) is personally and individually liable to pay damages in compensation for harm that:(A) is caused by; or(B) results from;the signing of the authorization for cremation, interment, entombment, or inurnment.(b) A cemetery or crematory that relies in good faith on a signed authorization for the cremation, interment, entombment, or inurnment of human remains is not civilly or criminally liable or subject to disciplinary actions for carrying out the disposition of the decedent's remains in accordance with the instructions in the authorization.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.34-2011, SEC.2; P.L.6-2012, SEC.162.
IN Code § 23-14-56-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 56. Record Keeping|23-14-56-1. Duties

Sec. 1. A cemetery owner shall keep a record of each interment, entombment, and inurnment in the cemetery. The record must:(1) show:(A) the date on which the body was received;(B) the date of interment, entombment, or inurnment;(C) the name and marital status of the person whose remains are interred, entombed, or inurned; and(D) the plot and the grave in which the interment or inurnment was made or the location within the building or structure in which the entombment or inurnment was made; and(2) include the permit for burial issued by the division of public health of Indiana.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.30.
IN Code § 23-14-56-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 56. Record Keeping|23-14-56-2. Permanent Preservation of Record

Sec. 2. The cemetery in which an interment, entombment, or inurnment takes place shall permanently preserve the record required by this chapter either:(1) in the form of the original record; or(2) in alternative form such as microfilm, microfiche, computer disk, or compact disk.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.30.
IN Code § 23-14-56-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 56. Record Keeping|23-14-56-3. Violation of Chapter; Class B Misdemeanor

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.30.
IN Code § 23-14-57-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 57. Disinterment, Disentombment, and Disinurnment|23-14-57-2. Orders Authorizing Removal of Human Remains

Sec. 2. (a) When the state department of health issues a written order authorizing the removal of human remains from a cemetery, it shall issue the order in duplicate.(b) The state department of health shall deliver one (1) copy of the order to the cemetery from which the human remains are removed and the other copy of the order to the cemetery to which the human remains are delivered for reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment.(c) Each cemetery to which a copy of an order is delivered under subsection (b) shall retain the copy of the order permanently.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.31.
IN Code § 23-14-57-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 57. Disinterment, Disentombment, and Disinurnment|23-14-57-3. Removal of Human Remains for Nonpayment; Liability of Owner

Sec. 3. (a) This chapter does not prohibit:(1) the removal of human remains by a cemetery owner from a plot, building, or structure for which the purchase price is past due and unpaid; and(2) the reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment of the remains in some other suitable plot in the cemetery.(b) For a removal and reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment (at the discretion of the cemetery owner) referred to in subsection (a), the cemetery owner is not liable in any action unless the owner fails to exercise reasonable care in the removal or reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment. There is a rebuttable presumption that the owner exercised reasonable care in the removal or reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.31.
IN Code § 23-14-57-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 57. Disinterment, Disentombment, and Disinurnment|23-14-57-4. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 4. This chapter does not apply to the following:(1) The disinterment, disentombment, or disurnment of remains upon the written order of the coroner of the county in which the cemetery is situated.(2) The removal of human remains under a plan approved by the division of historic preservation and archeology under IC 14-21-1.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.26-2008, SEC.18.
IN Code § 23-14-57-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 57. Disinterment, Disentombment, and Disinurnment|23-14-57-5. Removal for Autopsy or Reinterment

Sec. 5. (a) The remains of a deceased human interred, entombed, or inurned in a plot in a cemetery may be removed from the plot for the purpose of autopsy or reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment in another cemetery with:(1) the consent of the owner of the cemetery; and(2) the written consent of an individual authorized to give consent under section 1(b)(3) of this chapter.(b) If the:(1) consent of the owner of the cemetery cannot be obtained; or(2) identity of a person from whom consent is required under subsection (a)(2) cannot be determined;the remains of a deceased human can be removed for the purpose of autopsy or reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment in another cemetery only under a judgment of the circuit or superior court with jurisdiction in the county in which the cemetery is located.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.113-2007, SEC.6; P.L.132-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 23-14-57-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 57. Disinterment, Disentombment, and Disinurnment|23-14-57-6. Payment of Costs and Expenses

Sec. 6. Before any disinterment, disentombment, or disinurnment may take place under this chapter, the reasonable costs and expenses of the disinterment, disentombment, or disinurnment, including attorney's fees, must be paid by the person or persons applying for the disinterment, disentombment, or disinurnment.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.31.
IN Code § 23-14-57-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 57. Disinterment, Disentombment, and Disinurnment|23-14-57-7. Violation of Chapter; Class B Misdemeanor

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.31.
IN Code § 23-14-57-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 23. Business and Other Associations|Article 14. Cemetery Associations|Chapter 57. Disinterment, Disentombment, and Disinurnment|23-14-57-8. Liability of Cemetery Owner

Sec. 8. The owner of a cemetery is not liable in any action for a removal or reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment described in this chapter unless the owner fails to exercise reasonable care in the removal or reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment. There is a rebuttable presumption that the owner exercised reasonable care in the removal or reinterment, reentombment, or reinurnment.As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.31.