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Ind. Code § 23-14-70-1

Power to receive deposit of money; use of interest

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.44.

Sec. 1. (a) The board of commissioners of a county may receive from or on behalf of a:

(1) cemetery corporation;

(2) church;

(3) association; or

(4) organization;

that has been dissolved or is to be dissolved a deposit of money to be held in trust under terms that are designated in writing.

(b) Funds may be provided under section 1 of this chapter to the board of commissioners of:

(1) the county in which the cemetery of the cemetery corporation, church, association, or organization is located; or

(2) the county adjoining and nearest to the county described in subdivision (1).

(c) The interest on the funds received under subsection (a) shall be used to keep in good condition any:

(1) abandoned cemetery;

(2) public incorporated cemetery; or

(3) lots, monuments, mausoleums, vaults, or other burial structures in any cemetery.

(d) A board of commissioners may not expend more for the purpose set forth in subsection (c) than the interest earned from the loan or investment of the funds.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.