Sec. 42. (a) Cremated remains may only be shipped by a method that has an internal tracing system that provides a receipt signed by the person accepting delivery.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-14-31-42

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
     (b) A crematory authority shall maintain an identification system that ensures that the authority can identify the human remains in the authority’s possession throughout all phases of the cremation process.

As added by P.L.231-1995, SEC.2.