Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-14-31-2

  • cremation: means the incineration of the body of a deceased person or a body part of a nondeceased person and the mechanical or manual reduction of identifiable bone fragments to unidentifiable bone fragments. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-8
  • disposition: means the cremation or other disposition of a dead human body or a part of a dead human body. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-13
  • human remains: means the body or a part of the body of an individual, including human remains that have been cremated. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-16
   Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “authorizing agent” means a person legally entitled to order the cremation and final disposition of specific human remains.

As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2.