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Indiana Code Title 23. Business and Other Associations § 23-14-33-30

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

Sec. 30. (a) “Perpetual care” or “endowment care” means, through the use of funds available under IC 23-14-48 and other care funds or endowments, the maintenance of the cemetery grounds and graves in keeping with a properly maintained cemetery, including the following:

(1) Cutting the grass at reasonable intervals.

(2) Raking and cleaning of cemetery plots at reasonable intervals.

(3) Pruning of shrubs and trees.

(4) Procuring, maintaining, and keeping in workable condition the machinery, tools, and equipment needed for maintenance purposes, and replacing the machinery, tools, and equipment when necessary.

(5) Keeping in repair and preserving the drains, water lines, roads, buildings, fences, and other structures, including cemetery owned statues and embellishments of a general character applicable to the cemetery as a whole or a particular area.

(6) The administration of the cemetery, including:

(A) the payment of insurance premiums;

(B) the payment of pensions;  and

(C) maintaining the necessary records of lot ownership or holdership, burial right ownership or holdership, burials, and other necessary information, and making the records available to the public authorities and interested persons.

(b) When used in connection with a mausoleum, garden crypt, columbarium, crematory, or other structure, the term “perpetual care” or “endowment care” means, in addition to the meaning set forth in subsection (a):

(1) the general upkeep of the structure and the ground surrounding the structure;

(2) the repair, replacement, and improvement of the structure;

(3) the procuring, maintaining, and keeping in reasonable condition the machinery, tools, and equipment needed for the purposes set forth in subdivisions (1) through (2);  and

(4) replacing the machinery, tools, and equipment when necessary.

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