§ 10-17-10-1 — Qualification for allowance

(a) In order for an interested person to qualify
for an allowance under this chapter:
(1) the decedent must have been an Indiana resident at the time of
death and must have:
(A) received a discharge from the armed forces of the United
States under conditions other than conditions set forth in IC 10-17-12-7.5(2); or
(B) died while serving in the armed forces of the United States;
or
(2) the decedent must have been the spouse or surviving spouse
of a person described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) and must
have been an Indiana resident at the time of death.
(b) An interested person must file a claim for an allowance under
this chapter with the board of commissioners in the county of residence
of the decedent described in subsection (a). The claim must include:
(1) the fact of the service, death, and discharge if discharged from
service before death; and
(2) that the body has been buried in a decent and respectable
manner in a cemetery or burial ground or that the body has been
cremated and the cremains have not been interred.
(c) The board of commissioners shall hear and determine the claim
like other claims and, if the facts averred are found to be true, shall
allow the claim in an amount set by ordinance. However, the amount
of the allowance may not be more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-3-1(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.43; P.L.238-2025, SEC.29.