Mil. & Vet. Code, § 951.5 · Article 2. Burial of Veterans and Veterans’ Dependents
Mil. & Vet. Code, § 951.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The public administrator of the county shall make every reasonable effort to determine if the unclaimed remains of a decedent referred to the public administrator belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran. If there is reason to believe that the remains belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran, the public administrator shall work with the county veteran service officer, a national veterans cemetery, the United States Social Security Administration, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or other applicable entity to determine if the remains belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 722, Sec. 2. (AB 1806) Effective January 1, 2013.
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