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TITLE 23. Business and other Associations
ARTICLE 14. CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS
CHAPTER 58. Abandonment and Reburial
23-14-58-2. Abandonment of cemetery; removal and interment of bodies in suitable cemetery
Universal Citation: IN Code § 23-14-58-2 (2017)
IC 23-14-58-2 Abandonment of cemetery; removal and interment of bodies in suitable cemetery
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.
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