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Indiana Code Title 10. Public Safety § 10-17-10-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1. (a) In order for an interested person to qualify for an allowance under this chapter:

(1) the decedent must have been an Indiana resident at the time of death and must have:

(A) received a discharge from the armed forces of the United States under conditions other than conditions set forth in IC 10-17-12-7.5(2);  or

(B) died while serving in the armed forces of the United States;  or

(2) the decedent must have been the spouse or surviving spouse of a person described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) and must have been an Indiana resident at the time of death.

(b) An interested person must file a claim for an allowance under this chapter with the board of commissioners in the county of residence of the decedent described in subsection (a).  The claim must include:

(1) the fact of the service, death, and discharge if discharged from service before death;  and

(2) that the body has been buried in a decent and respectable manner in a cemetery or burial ground or that the body has been cremated and the cremains have not been interred.

(c) The board of commissioners shall hear and determine the claim like other claims and, if the facts averred are found to be true, shall allow the claim in an amount set by ordinance.  However, the amount of the allowance may not be more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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