Chapter 3.07
CORONER’S OFFICE MORGUE STORAGE FEES

Sections:

3.07.010    Storage fee.

3.07.020    Daily usage fee.

3.07.030    Waiver of fees.

3.07.040    Posting.

3.07.010 Storage fee.

Effective March 1st, 2025, the Coroner’s Office will charge a flat fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for the storage of a dead body.

(Ord. 03-25-006 § 1, added, 3/18/2025)

3.07.020 Daily usage fee.

A daily usage fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be assessed after a dead body has been stored at the Vanderburgh County morgue more than five (5) days.

(Ord. 03-25-006 § 1, added, 3/18/2025)

3.07.030 Waiver of fees.

As long as storage of a dead body is in the Vanderburgh County morgue for the funeral homes in Vanderburgh County storage fees may be waived.

(Ord. 03-25-006 § 1, added, 3/18/2025)

3.07.040 Posting.

The storage and daily usage fees established herein shall be appropriately posted, including posting of the fees, on the Coroner’s website.

(Ord. 03-25-006 § 1, added, 3/18/2025)