Chapter 10.5

Section § 1480

Explanation

This law allows the fee for burying the spouses or children of eligible veterans in certain cemeteries to be waived if their families can't afford it. If the fees are waived, the cost is covered by nonstate funds instead.

The cemetery administrator is encouraged to seek reimbursement from federal, county, and local agencies to recover any lost fees. Additionally, they can ask for private donations to help cover these costs.

(a)CA Militar at Beterano Code § 1480(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the fee for the interment of the spouses or children of eligible veterans in a cemetery operated under this division may be waived if the cemetery administrator determines that the families of the spouses or children do not have sufficient means to pay for the costs of interment.
(b)CA Militar at Beterano Code § 1480(b) Any costs for the interment of the spouses or children of eligible veterans who received a waiver pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be paid from nonstate funds.
(c)CA Militar at Beterano Code § 1480(c) The cemetery administrator shall seek reimbursements, if any are available, from federal, county, and other local agencies to offset any fees lost as a result of the waiver authorized pursuant to subdivision (a).
(d)CA Militar at Beterano Code § 1480(d) The cemetery administrator may solicit private donations to offset any fees lost as a result of the waiver authorized pursuant to subdivision (a).
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(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 589, Sec. 1. (SB 469) Effective January 1, 2010.)