IC 30-2-10-9 — Violations; offense
Chapter 10. Funeral Trust Funds
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Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a person who knowingly violates this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally uses or disburses funds in a funeral trust established under this chapter for purposes other than the purposes required under this chapter commits a Level 5 felony. (c) A trustee that disburses funds in a funeral trust established under this chapter without verifying: (1) the death of the individual for whom services are to be provided under the contract; and (2) that the beneficiary fully performed all funeral and burial services provided for in the contract; through the use of documentation required under rules adopted by the state board of funeral and cemetery service established by IC 25-15-9-1 commits a Class A infraction.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.179, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.207-1993, SEC.24; P.L.113-2007, SEC.9; P.L.61-2008, SEC.6; P.L.1-2009, SEC.152; P.L.158-2013, SEC.305.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)