Sec. 44. (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 state 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.
As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 23. Business and Other Associations
Article 14. Cemetery Associations
23-14-31-1. "Alternative Container" Defined
23-14-31-2. "Authorizing Agent" Defined
23-14-31-4. "Body Part" Defined
23-14-31-5. "Burial Transit Permit" Defined
23-14-31-7. "Cremated Remains" Defined
23-14-31-8. "Cremation" Defined
23-14-31-9. "Cremation Chamber" Defined
23-14-31-10. "Cremation Room" Defined
23-14-31-11. "Crematory" Defined
23-14-31-12. "Crematory Authority" Defined
23-14-31-13. "Disposition" Defined
23-14-31-14. "Funeral Home" Defined
23-14-31-15. "Holding Facility" Defined
23-14-31-16. "Human Remains" Defined
23-14-31-18. "Scattering" Defined
23-14-31-19. "Scattering Area" Defined
23-14-31-20. "Temporary Container" Defined
23-14-31-22. Operating Crematories; Registration Application
23-14-31-23. Licenses and Permits; Construction of Crematories
23-14-31-25. Inspection of Records
23-14-31-27. Authorization Procedure; Immunity From Liability; Exceptions
23-14-31-28. Delegation of Authority; Immunity for Reliance on Cremation Authorization Form
23-14-31-29. Effect of Signing Cremation Authorization Form; Responsibility for Final Disposition
23-14-31-30. Crematory Authority; Liability for Cremation or Disposition
23-14-31-31. Cancellation by Authorizing Agent and Instructions for Alternative Disposition
23-14-31-32. Receipts Provided by Crematory Authority
23-14-31-33. Crematory Authority Records
23-14-31-35. Casket Requirements; Acceptance of Human Remains
23-14-31-36. Time; Human Remains Containing Hazardous Materials; Exceptions
23-14-31-37. Use of Holding Facilities
23-14-31-38. Destruction or Cremation of Casket or Alternative Container
23-14-31-39. Simultaneous Cremations
23-14-31-40. Removal of Recoverable Residue
23-14-31-41. Additional Containers for Cremated Remains
23-14-31-42. Shipment of Cremated Remains
23-14-31-43. Responsibility for Final Disposition
23-14-31-44. Legal Control and Disposition; Forms Concerning Disposal
23-14-31-45. Disposition of Cremated Remains Where No Instructions Exist
23-14-31-46. Commingling of Cremated Remains
23-14-31-47. Liability for Cremation Designated by Authorization
23-14-31-48. Liability for Nonacceptance or Nonperformance
23-14-31-49. Disputes Concerning Cremated Remains; Liability for Refusing Release
23-14-31-51. Liability of Cemeteries