Indiana Code 23-14-31-39. Simultaneous cremations
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Sec. 39. (a) Except as provided in IC 16-21-11-6 and IC 16-34-3-4, a crematory authority shall not perform the simultaneous cremation of the human remains of more than one (1) individual within the same cremation chamber unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the authorizing agents.
(b) Subsection (a) does not prevent the simultaneous cremation within the same cremation chamber of body parts delivered to the crematory authority from multiple sources, or the use of cremation equipment that contains more than one (1) cremation chamber.
As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2016, SEC.28.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-14-31-39
- 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
- cremation chamber: means the enclosed space where the cremation takes place. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-9
- crematory: means a building or structure, including a holding facility where human remains are or are intended to be cremated. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-11
- crematory authority: means the legal entity or the entity's authorized representative that is registered by the board to operate a crematory and to perform cremations. See Indiana Code 23-14-31-12
- 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