Indiana § 30-2-13-23 - Contracts; invalid provisions; unenforceable contracts
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§ 30-2-13-23. Contracts; invalid provisions; unenforceable contracts
Sec. 23. (a) A contract is invalid if the contract allows the purchaser the right to:
(1) convert, substitute, or exchange the purchase of burial rights for the purchase of services or merchandise;
(2) free services or merchandise in exchange for the purchase of other services or merchandise; or
(3) receive cash or gifts, other than burial rights and services and merchandise, with a value of more than fifty dollars ($50) as an inducement to purchase a contract.
(b) A contract is unenforceable if:
(1) the contract obligates the seller to provide prepaid services or merchandise for a named individual in conjunction with the death, burial, or final disposition of the individual;
(2) the purchaser under the contract is the attorney in fact, appointed under IC 30-5, of the purchaser.
(3) the death of the named individual appears to have been the result of:
(A) murder (IC 35-42-1-1);
(B) voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3); or
(C) another criminal act, if the death does not result from the operation of a vehicle; and
(4) the coroner, in consultation with the law enforcement agency investigating the death of the decedent, determines that there is a reasonable suspicion that the purchaser referred to in subdivision (2) committed the offense.
The coroner, in consultation with the law enforcement agency investigating the death of the decedent, shall inform the seller of the determination of the purchaser described in subdivision (4).
As added by P.L.200-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.241-1995, SEC.12; P.L.102-2007, SEC.4; P.L.34-2011, SEC.9.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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