§ 23-14-31-44 — Legal control and disposition; forms concerning disposal

Indiana § 23-14-31-44

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 23: BUSINESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
• Art. 14: CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS
• Ch. 31: Cremation

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(a) Cremated remains may be retained by
the person having legal control over the remains or may be disposed of
in any of the following manners:
(1) Placing the remains in a grave, niche, or crypt.
(2) Scattering the remains in a scattering area.
(3) Disposing of the remains in any manner if:
(A) the remains are reduced to a particle size of one-eighth
(1/8) inch or less; and
(B) the disposal is made on the property of a consenting owner,
on uninhabited public land, or on a waterway.
(b) The Indiana department of health shall adopt forms for recording
the following information concerning the disposal of cremated human
remains on the property of a consenting owner:
(1) The date and manner of the disposal of the remains.
(2) The legal description of the property where the remains were
disposed of.
The owner of the property where the cremated remains were disposed
of and the person having legal control over the remains shall attest to
the accuracy of the information supplied on the forms. The owner of
the property where the cremated remains were disposed of shall record
the forms with the county recorder of the county in which the property
is located and shall return the form and the burial transit permit
described in IC 16-37-3, within ten (10) days after the remains are
disposed of.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.208.