Powers and Duties of Person in Charge of Cemetery

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Sec. 6. The sexton, superintendent, manager, director, or other person in charge of a cemetery has the same powers, functions, duties, and authority granted by law to a peace officer within the jurisdiction in which the cemetery is located for the purpose of:

(1) maintaining order; and

(2) enforcing:

(A) the rules and regulations of the cemetery;

(B) the laws of Indiana; and

(C) the ordinances of the city or town in which the cemetery is situated;

within the cemetery and within an area immediately outside the cemetery as large as necessary to protect the property of the cemetery.

As added by P.L.52-1997, SEC.20.


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