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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.
