Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a sexton, superintendent, manager, director, grounds keeper, caretaker, or other employee of:

(1) a person, firm, association, limited liability company, or corporation that operates or maintains a cemetery for profit; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-14-61-1

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) a nonprofit cemetery that is supported in whole or in part by the use of public funds.

     (b) A sexton, superintendent, manager, director, grounds keeper, caretaker or other employee referred to in subsection (a) shall not:

(1) act as an agent or representative for a manufacturer or dealer of any commodity that is to be used or installed on cemetery property, including monuments or markers; and

(2) receive for those services any consideration, either cash or otherwise;

unless the representation is approved in writing by the governing board of the cemetery.

     (c) The written approval given by the governing board of a cemetery under subsection (b) must be:

(1) made a matter of public record; and

(2) prominently displayed in a public place on the cemetery property where it can be easily seen by persons visiting the cemetery property.

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.35.