Chapter 1 Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology
Chapter 2 Cemetery Preservation
Chapter 3 Recording Interests in Property Containing a Burial Ground or Cemetery
Chapter 5 Access to Cemetery Land

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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 14 > Article 21 - Historic Preservation and Archeology

  • archeological plan: means a plan for the systematic recovery, analysis, and disposition by scientific methods of material evidence and information about the life and culture in past ages. See Indiana Code 14-21-1-8
  • artifact: means :

    Indiana Code 14-21-1-2

  • burial ground: means ground in which human remains are buried, including the surrounding area that is either:

    Indiana Code 14-21-1-3

  • burial object: means any item intentionally placed in a burial ground at or near the time of burial. See Indiana Code 14-21-1-4
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • 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.
  • council: refers to the advisory council established by IC 14-9-6-1. See Indiana Code 14-21-1-5
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • development plan: means :

    Indiana Code 14-21-1-8

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • family member: means a relative or descendant of a person buried in a cemetery. See Indiana Code 14-21-5-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • grave memorial: refers to a gravestone, monument, grave marker, or any other type of similar item. See Indiana Code 14-21-2-2
  • human remains: means any part of the body of a human being in any:

    Indiana Code 14-21-1-7

  • invitee: means an individual who has been given permission by a landowner to visit a cemetery located on the landowner's property. See Indiana Code 14-21-5-2
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • plan: refers to :

    Indiana Code 14-21-1-8

  • register: refers to the register of Indiana historic sites and historic structures established under this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-21-1-9
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • review board: refers to the historic preservation review board established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-21-1-10
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5