23-14-58-2. Abandonment of cemetery; removal and interment of bodies in suitable cemetery

IN Code § 23-14-58-2 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 2. If:

(1) a church or religious society has the ownership or control of a cemetery; and

(2) it is determined, in accordance with the rules, regulations, and usages of the church or religious society, that it is impracticable and undesirable for the church or religious society to maintain the cemetery or burial ground;

the church or religious society may abandon the cemetery and cause the bodies buried in the cemetery to be removed and interred in a suitable cemetery.

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.32.