Sec. 52. (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.
As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.169-2003, SEC.2; P.L.158-2013, SEC.265.
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