Indiana § 23-14-48-9 - Violation of chapter

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§ 23-14-48-9. Violation of chapter

Sec. 9. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person who makes a false or fraudulent representation as to the existence, amount, investment, control, or condition of a perpetual care fund of a cemetery for the purpose of inducing another to purchase any burial right commits a Class C infraction.

(c) A person who knowingly or intentionally uses funds in a perpetual care fund established under this chapter for purposes other than the perpetual care of the cemetery for which the perpetual care fund was established commits a Level 5 felony.

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.113-2007, SEC.4; P.L.158-2013, SEC.266; P.L.33-2019, SEC.7.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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