Cemeteries; operation; duties of board

Sec. 10. The board shall do the following:

(1) Determine compliance with IC 23-14 by cemetery owners.

(2) Investigate a complaint alleging a violation of IC 23-14.

(3) For a violation of IC 23-14 by a cemetery owner, if necessary, take any combination of the following actions:

(A) Issue an appropriate order to correct the violation.

(B) Suspend the seller's certificate of authority issued under IC 30-2-13.

(C) Censure the cemetery owner.

(D) Issue a letter of reprimand.

(E) Assess a civil penalty against the cemetery owner in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation, except for a finding of incompetency due to a physical or mental disability. When imposing a civil penalty, the board shall consider a cemetery owner's ability to pay the amount assessed.

(F) Refer the matter to the attorney general or prosecuting attorney for enforcement.

As added by P.L.48-1991, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.2-1992, SEC.769; P.L.207-1993, SEC.23; P.L.249-2019, SEC.79; P.L.113-2022, SEC.16.