Indiana § 23-14-34-8 - Defective or incomplete surveys or plats
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§ 23-14-34-8. Defective or incomplete surveys or plats
Sec. 8. If:
(1) the owner of a cemetery has recorded an accurate survey and plat of a part of its property in which it has:
(A) granted or sold burial rights for at least thirty (30) years; and
(B) actually managed and controlled the land as a cemetery for at least thirty (30) years; but
(2) the survey or plat is defective and incomplete because of a failure to comply with the formalities required by law in force at the time of the recording;
the recorded survey and plat are considered to comply fully with the law as of July 1, 1997.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-14-34-8 ("Defective or incomplete surveys or plats") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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