CHAPTER 19. FAILURE TO REPORT A DEAD BODY

IC 35-45-19
     Chapter 19. Failure to Report a Dead Body

IC 35-45-19-1
Applicability of chapter
    
Sec. 1. This chapter does not:
        (1) apply to the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident that:
            (A) results in the death of a person; and
            (B) must be reported under IC 9-26-1-1; or
        (2) supersede any law governing the reporting of a death by a hospital, health care facility, or provider.
As added by P.L.68-2008, SEC.1.

IC 35-45-19-2
"Public safety officer"
    
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "public safety officer" means:
        (1) a law enforcement officer;
        (2) a correctional officer;
        (3) a state university police officer;
        (4) a firefighter;
        (5) an emergency medical technician; or
        (6) a paramedic.
As added by P.L.68-2008, SEC.1.

IC 35-45-19-3
Failure to report a dead body
    
Sec. 3. A person who:
        (1) discovers or has custody of the body of a deceased person when it appears the deceased person died:
            (A) by violence, suicide, or accident;
            (B) suddenly, while in apparent good health;
            (C) while unattended;
            (D) from poisoning or an overdose of drugs;
            (E) as the result of a disease that may constitute a threat to public health;
            (F) as the result of:
                (i) a disease;
                (ii) an injury;
                (iii) a toxic effect; or
                (iv) unusual exertion;
            incurred within the scope of the deceased person's employment;
            (G) due to sudden infant death syndrome;
            (H) as the result of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure; or
            (I) under any other suspicious or unusual circumstances; and
        (2) knowingly or intentionally fails to report the body of the deceased person to a:
            (A) public safety officer;
            (B) coroner;
            (C) physician; or             (D) 911 telephone call center;
        within three (3) hours after finding the body;
commits failure to report a dead body, a Class A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.68-2008, SEC.1.