IC 14-21-1-3 — "Burial ground" defined
Chapter 1. Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology
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Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "burial ground" means ground in which human remains are buried, including the surrounding area that is either: (1) marked by a permanent visible boundary, including a fence or wall; or (2) if there is not a permanent visible boundary, determined by the department based on records or surveys of the land containing the historic or prehistoric site in which human remains, mounds, or burial objects are reported to occur. (b) The term includes the following: (1) The land associated with or incidental to the burial of human remains. (2) Subject to section 1 of this chapter, historic cemeteries or land with human remains buried before January 1, 1940.
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.26-2008, SEC.3.
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