§ 25-15-9-10 — Cemeteries; operation; duties of board

Indiana § 25-15-9-10

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 15: EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS
• Ch. 9: State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; Education

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The board shall do the following:
(1) Determine compliance with IC 23-14 by cemetery owners.
(2) Investigate a complaint alleging a violation of IC 23-14.
(3) For a violation of IC 23-14 by a cemetery owner, if necessary,
take any combination of the following actions:
(A) Issue an appropriate order to correct the violation.
(B) Suspend the seller's certificate of authority issued under IC 30-2-13.
(C) Censure the cemetery owner.
(D) Issue a letter of reprimand.
(E) Assess a civil penalty against the cemetery owner in an
amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each
violation, except for a finding of incompetency due to a
physical or mental disability. When imposing a civil penalty,
the board shall consider a cemetery owner's ability to pay the
amount assessed.
(F) Refer the matter to the attorney general or prosecuting
attorney for enforcement.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.769; P.L.207-1993, SEC.23; P.L.249-2019, SEC.79; P.L.113-2022, SEC.16.