Indiana Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-2-14-16

Sec. 16. (a) This section applies to each county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000).

(b) For purposes of this section, a body is unclaimed if:

(c) Except as provided in IC 21-44-2, the coroner may order the burial or cremation of any unclaimed body left in the coroner's custody.

(d) If the deceased died without leaving money or other means necessary to defray the funeral expenses, the coroner may contract with a funeral director licensed under IC 25-15 to dispose of the body.  The necessary and reasonable expenses for disposing of the body shall be paid by the county auditor upon the order of the coroner.