Indiana § 23-14-31-45 Disposition of cremated remains where no instructions exist

Indiana Statutes

§ 23-14-31-45 — Disposition of cremated remains where no instructions exist

Indiana § 23-14-31-45

Title 23BUSINESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS

Art. 14CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS

Ch. 31Cremation

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 23-14-31-45 (2026).

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(a)After completion of the cremation process, if a crematory authority existing on cemetery property has not been instructed to arrange for the interment, entombment, inurnment, or scattering of the cremated remains, the crematory authority shall deliver the cremated remains to the funeral director of record not later than thirty (30) days after the date of cremation. After delivery of the cremated remains, the crematory authority is discharged from any legal obligation or liability concerning the disposition of the cremated remains.

(b)A funeral director may hold remains returned by a crematory authority for not longer than sixty (60) days from the date of cremation and may dispose of the remains as previously arranged, or if no arrangement has been made, at the end of sixty (60) days,

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(a) After completion of the cremation
process, if a crematory authority existing on cemetery property has not
been instructed to arrange for the interment, entombment, inurnment,
or scattering of the cremated remains, the crematory authority shall
deliver the cremated remains to the funeral director of record not later
than thirty (30) days after the date of cremation. After delivery of the
cremated remains, the crematory authority is discharged from any legal
obligation or liability concerning the disposition of the cremated
remains.
(b) A funeral director may hold remains returned by a crematory
authority for not longer than sixty (60) days from the date of cremation
and may dispose of the remains as previously arranged, or if no
arrangement has been made, at the end of sixty (60) days, in any legal
manner.
(c) A funeral director and crematory authority shall observe
religious practices or preferences specified by the authorizing agent.