Indiana § 23-14-66-1 - Petitions for additional care and maintenance for cemetery
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 23-14-66-1 — Petitions for additional care and maintenance for cemetery, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-14-66-1. Petitions for additional care and maintenance for cemetery
Sec. 1. If:
(1) a petition is presented to the legislative body of a third class city or town at a regular meeting of the legislative body;
(2) the petition is signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the freeholders and taxpayers of the city or town; and
(3) the petition states that:
(A) a cemetery lies within one-half (1/2) mile of the corporate limits of the city or town;
(B) the cemetery is in need of additional care and maintenance;
(C) at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the burial lots in the cemetery are owned, maintained, and cared for, in whole or in part, by freeholders in the city or town; and
(D) it would be in the best interests of the city or town for the city or town to provide additional care and maintenance for the cemetery;
the legislative body shall investigate the accuracy of the petition.
As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.40.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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