Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 23-14-31-29 - Effect of signing cremation authorization form; responsibility for final disposition(a) Except for the information required under section 27(a)(1)(F) of this chapter, an authorizing agent who signs a cremation authorization form certifies that the facts on the cremation authorization form are true and that the authorizing agent has authority to order the cremation.(b) An authorizing agent who signs a cremation authorization form is personally liable for damages resulting from authorizing the cremation.(c) The authorizing agent is responsible for the final disposition of a decedent's cremated remains. The crematory authority may hold the cremated remains for not longer than the thirty (30) day period under section 45 of this chapter.As added by P.L. 231-1995, SEC.2.