Ind. Code ch. 23-14-54

in effect

Ind. Code § 23-14-54-1 Time period for disposition

Sec. 1. Subject to the rights of transportation and removal of dead human bodies or other disposition of dead human bodies, as provided by law, the remains of all individuals who die in Indiana or are shipped into Indiana shall be deposited: (1) in the earth in an established cemetery; (2) in a mausoleum; (3) in a garden crypt; or (4) in a columbarium; within a reasonable time after death, except as ordered by the Indiana department of health. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.210.

Ind. Code § 23-14-54-2 Depth of cover

Sec. 2. All dead human bodies interred in the earth shall have a cover of at least two (2) feet of earth at the shallowest point over the outer receptacle in which the body is placed. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28.

Ind. Code § 23-14-54-3 Ventilation of mausoleums

Sec. 3. All private or family mausoleums shall be constructed in such manner as to admit proper ventilation. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28.

Ind. Code § 23-14-54-4 Cremated remains

Sec. 4. The remains of dead human bodies that have been cremated may be deposited in mausoleums, garden crypts, or columbaria or deposited in or on the earth. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28.

Ind. Code § 23-14-54-5 Violation of chapter; Class B misdemeanor

Sec. 5. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.28.

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