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Indiana Code Title 23. Business and Other Associations § 23-14-51-4

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

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to a cemetery if a perpetual care fund or other trust account of the cemetery is not held in trust for the cemetery by a corporate trustee.

(b) The treasurer of the cemetery or other person or persons having custody of the fund or account shall furnish to a cemetery to which this section applies a fidelity bond that is:

(1) issued by a corporate surety;  and

(2) payable to the cemetery in a penal sum at least equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the value of the principal of the trust estate at the beginning of each calendar year.

(c) The bond required by this section shall be deposited with the auditor of the county in which the cemetery is located.  The auditor shall do the following:

(1) Examine the bond and ascertain that it complies with this chapter.

(2) Annually examine the sufficiency of the bond and report to the prosecuting attorney of the county any failure of the cemetery owner to comply with this chapter.

(d) For the services provided under subsection (c), the auditor shall receive from each cemetery owner five dollars ($5) per year.  Money that the auditor receives under this subsection is the property of the office of the auditor.

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