IC 23-14-38
Chapter 38. Construction of Mausoleums and Vaults
IC 23-14-38-1 Construction of crypts; ventilation
Sec. 1. (a) A crypt placed in a mausoleum, vault, or other structure
shall be so constructed that all parts of it may be readily examined by
the state department of health or any other health officer.
(b) All ventilation from a crypt constructed after March 15, 1945,
may be released at a height of the lowest roof level. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.12.
IC 23-14-38-2 Removal and reinterment of bodies from burial structure declared
to be public nuisance; removal of mausoleum or vault; costs
Sec. 2. (a) This section applies if:
(1) a person fails to maintain a mausoleum, garden crypt, vault,
or other burial structure in a good state of repair; and
(2) by reason of the failure referred to in subdivision (1), a court
of competent jurisdiction declares the mausoleum, garden crypt,
vault, or other burial structure to be a public nuisance.
(b) The deceased body or bodies interred in the mausoleum,
garden crypt, vault, or other burial structure shall be removed and
properly interred:
(1) within thirty (30) days after the judgment declaring the
mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial structure to be
a nuisance, if the judgment is not appealed; or
(2) if the judgment is appealed, within thirty (30) days after the
judgment is upheld on appeal.
(c) The mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial structure
shall be removed:
(1) within one hundred eighty (180) days after the judgment
declaring the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial
structure to be a nuisance, if the judgment is not appealed; or
(2) if the judgment is appealed, within one hundred eighty (180)
days after the judgment is upheld on appeal.
(d) The cost of reinterring the bodies under subsection (b) and
removing the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial
structure under subsection (c) shall be paid:
(1) by the person who owns the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault,
or other burial structure; or
(2) if the person who owns the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault,
or other burial structure is not found, by the county in which the
mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or structure is located. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.12.
IC 23-14-38-3 Violation of chapter; Class B misdemeanor
Sec. 3. A person who recklessly fails to comply with this chapter
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.12.
IC 23-14-38
Chapter 38. Construction of Mausoleums and Vaults
IC 23-14-38-1 Construction of crypts; ventilation
Sec. 1. (a) A crypt placed in a mausoleum, vault, or other structure
shall be so constructed that all parts of it may be readily examined by
the state department of health or any other health officer.
(b) All ventilation from a crypt constructed after March 15, 1945,
may be released at a height of the lowest roof level. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.12.
IC 23-14-38-2 Removal and reinterment of bodies from burial structure declared
to be public nuisance; removal of mausoleum or vault; costs
Sec. 2. (a) This section applies if:
(1) a person fails to maintain a mausoleum, garden crypt, vault,
or other burial structure in a good state of repair; and
(2) by reason of the failure referred to in subdivision (1), a court
of competent jurisdiction declares the mausoleum, garden crypt,
vault, or other burial structure to be a public nuisance.
(b) The deceased body or bodies interred in the mausoleum,
garden crypt, vault, or other burial structure shall be removed and
properly interred:
(1) within thirty (30) days after the judgment declaring the
mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial structure to be
a nuisance, if the judgment is not appealed; or
(2) if the judgment is appealed, within thirty (30) days after the
judgment is upheld on appeal.
(c) The mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial structure
shall be removed:
(1) within one hundred eighty (180) days after the judgment
declaring the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial
structure to be a nuisance, if the judgment is not appealed; or
(2) if the judgment is appealed, within one hundred eighty (180)
days after the judgment is upheld on appeal.
(d) The cost of reinterring the bodies under subsection (b) and
removing the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial
structure under subsection (c) shall be paid:
(1) by the person who owns the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault,
or other burial structure; or
(2) if the person who owns the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault,
or other burial structure is not found, by the county in which the
mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or structure is located. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.12.
IC 23-14-38-3 Violation of chapter; Class B misdemeanor
Sec. 3. A person who recklessly fails to comply with this chapter
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.12.
IC 23-14-38
Chapter 38. Construction of Mausoleums and Vaults
IC 23-14-38-1 Construction of crypts; ventilation
Sec. 1. (a) A crypt placed in a mausoleum, vault, or other structure
shall be so constructed that all parts of it may be readily examined by
the state department of health or any other health officer.
(b) All ventilation from a crypt constructed after March 15, 1945,
may be released at a height of the lowest roof level. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.12.
IC 23-14-38-2 Removal and reinterment of bodies from burial structure declared
to be public nuisance; removal of mausoleum or vault; costs
Sec. 2. (a) This section applies if:
(1) a person fails to maintain a mausoleum, garden crypt, vault,
or other burial structure in a good state of repair; and
(2) by reason of the failure referred to in subdivision (1), a court
of competent jurisdiction declares the mausoleum, garden crypt,
vault, or other burial structure to be a public nuisance.
(b) The deceased body or bodies interred in the mausoleum,
garden crypt, vault, or other burial structure shall be removed and
properly interred:
(1) within thirty (30) days after the judgment declaring the
mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial structure to be
a nuisance, if the judgment is not appealed; or
(2) if the judgment is appealed, within thirty (30) days after the
judgment is upheld on appeal.
(c) The mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial structure
shall be removed:
(1) within one hundred eighty (180) days after the judgment
declaring the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial
structure to be a nuisance, if the judgment is not appealed; or
(2) if the judgment is appealed, within one hundred eighty (180)
days after the judgment is upheld on appeal.
(d) The cost of reinterring the bodies under subsection (b) and
removing the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or other burial
structure under subsection (c) shall be paid:
(1) by the person who owns the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault,
or other burial structure; or
(2) if the person who owns the mausoleum, garden crypt, vault,
or other burial structure is not found, by the county in which the
mausoleum, garden crypt, vault, or structure is located. As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.12.
IC 23-14-38-3 Violation of chapter; Class B misdemeanor
Sec. 3. A person who recklessly fails to comply with this chapter
commits a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.12.
