CHAPTER 56. RECORD KEEPING
IC 23-14-56
Chapter 56. Record Keeping
IC 23-14-56-1
Duties
Sec. 1. A cemetery owner shall keep a record of each interment,
entombment, and inurnment in the cemetery. The record must:
(1) show:
(A) the date on which the body was received;
(B) the date of interment, entombment, or inurnment;
(C) the name and marital status of the person whose remains
are interred, entombed, or inurned; and
(D) the plot and the grave in which the interment or
inurnment was made or the location within the building or
structure in which the entombment or inurnment was made;
and
(2) include the permit for burial issued by the division of public
health of Indiana.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.30.
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Permanent preservation of record
Sec. 2. The cemetery in which an interment, entombment, or
inurnment takes place shall permanently preserve the record required
by this chapter either:
(1) in the form of the original record; or
(2) in alternative form such as microfilm, microfiche, computer
disk, or compact disk.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.30.
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Violation of chapter; Class B misdemeanor
Sec. 3. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a
Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.30.