CHAPTER 19. FAILURE TO REPORT A DEAD BODY

IC 35-45-19

    

Chapter 19. Failure to Report a Dead Body

IC 35-45-19-1

Applicability of chapter

    

Sec. 1. This chapter does not:

        (1) apply to the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident that:

            (A) results in the death of a person; and

            (B) must be reported under IC 9-26-1-1; or

        (2) supersede any law governing the reporting of a death by a
hospital, health care facility, or provider.

As added by P.L.68-2008, SEC.1.

IC 35-45-19-2

"Public safety officer"

    

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "public safety officer" means:

        (1) a law enforcement officer;

        (2) a correctional officer;

        (3) a state university police officer;

        (4) a firefighter;

        (5) an emergency medical technician; or

        (6) a paramedic.

As added by P.L.68-2008, SEC.1.

IC 35-45-19-3

Failure to report a dead body

    

Sec. 3. A person who:

        (1) discovers or has custody of the body of a deceased person
when it appears the deceased person died:

            (A) by violence, suicide, or accident;

            (B) suddenly, while in apparent good health;

            (C) while unattended;

            (D) from poisoning or an overdose of drugs;

            (E) as the result of a disease that may constitute a threat to
public health;

            (F) as the result of:

                (i) a disease;

                (ii) an injury;

                (iii) a toxic effect; or

                (iv) unusual exertion;

            incurred within the scope of the deceased person's
employment;

            (G) due to sudden infant death syndrome;

            (H) as the result of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure; or

            (I) under any other suspicious or unusual circumstances; and

        (2) knowingly or intentionally fails to report the body of the
deceased person to a:

            (A) public safety officer;

            (B) coroner;

            (C) physician; or

            (D) 911 telephone call center;

        within three (3) hours after finding the body;

commits failure to report a dead body, a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.68-2008, SEC.1.