CHAPTER 37. UNLAWFUL INDUCEMENTS IN THE SALE OF BURIAL RIGHTS

IC 23-14-37

    

Chapter 37. Unlawful Inducements in the Sale of Burial Rights

IC 23-14-37-1

Unlawful inducements for purchase of burial rights

    

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, it is
unlawful for a person, as inducement for the purchase of burial rights
in a cemetery, to directly or indirectly do the following:

        (1) Offer, promise, or agree to resell or repurchase the burial
rights.

        (2) Pay or offer to pay any sum of money as interest or as a
premium for the privilege of reselling or repurchasing the burial
rights.

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.11.

IC 23-14-37-2

Repurchase of burial rights under lot exchange plan

    

Sec. 2. A cemetery owner may offer or agree to repurchase burial
rights under a lot exchange plan that:

        (1) is entered into with other cemetery owners or through an
association of cemetery owners; and

        (2) provides for the repurchase of burial rights in case the
purchaser should change legal residence to another community
and purchases burial rights in a cemetery located in the
community of the purchaser's new place of residence.

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.11.

IC 23-14-37-3

Violation of chapter; Class B misdemeanor

    

Sec. 3. A person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a
Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.11.