GroundRules
MVC § 951.5
Where this section sits in the code
- Military and Veterans Code - MVC
- DIVISION 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE [690. - 1008.5.]
- CHAPTER 5. Local Aid [920. - 975.5.]
- ARTICLE 2. Burial of Veterans and Veterans’ Dependents [940. - 955.]
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.
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