Indiana § 23-14-31-52 Violations; offenses

Indiana Statutes

§ 23-14-31-52 — Violations; offenses

Indiana·Title 23 BUSINESS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS·Art. 14 CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS·Ch. 31 Cremation

(a)Except as provided in subsections (b),

(c), and (d), a person that knowingly or intentionally violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(b)A person that knowingly or intentionally:

(1)performs a cremation without receipt of a cremation authorization form signed by an authorizing agent;

(2)signs a cremation authorization form that the individual knows contains false or incorrect information; or

(3)violates a cremation procedure under sections 36 through 42 of this chapter; commits a Level 6 felony.

(c)A crematory authority that knowingly represents to an authorizing agent or the agent's designee that a temporary container or urn contains the cremated remains of a specific decedent when the container or urn does not commits a Level 6 felony.

(d)A person:

(1)who:

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(a) Except as provided in subsections (b),
(c), and (d), a person that knowingly or intentionally violates this
chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(b) A person that knowingly or intentionally:
(1) performs a cremation without receipt of a cremation
authorization form signed by an authorizing agent;
(2) signs a cremation authorization form that the individual knows
contains false or incorrect information; or
(3) violates a cremation procedure under sections 36 through 42
of this chapter;
commits a Level 6 felony.
(c) A crematory authority that knowingly represents to an
authorizing agent or the agent's designee that a temporary container or
urn contains the cremated remains of a specific decedent when the
container or urn does not commits a Level 6 felony.
(d) A person:
(1) who:
(A) professes to the public to be a crematory authority; or
(B) operates a building or structure in Indiana as a crematory;
without being registered under section 22 of this chapter; or
(2) who fails to file an annual report required under section 24 of
this chapter;
commits a Class A misdemeanor.