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

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Level 5 felonybetween 1 and 6 yearsup to $10,000
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $5,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-6 and Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2
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     (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.

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