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Indiana Code Title 23. Business and Other Associations § 23-14-31-52

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

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.

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