{"data":{"id":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-2816","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"8 Pa.C.S. § 2816","heading":"Purchase of plots for burial of deceased service members.","body":"(a) Authority.--A borough may purchase plots of ground in a cemetery or burial ground within its limits for the interment of deceased members of the armed forces who:\n(1) die within the borough or have a legal residence within the borough at the time of death; and\n(2) are entitled to be buried by the county under the provisions of existing law.\n(b) Cost.--Plots purchased under this section shall be paid for out of the borough treasury.","path":["Title 8 - BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS","PART I BOROUGHS","CHAPTER 28 CEMETERIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=08\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=28\u0026sctn=16\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-04-02 (Statute Update stamp, 8 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:38Z","sha256":"5c9e2a63cb086522e084bf5e79f48994b32b26fc30a3b4bbddf8e9ed5743ee5d","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-2815","next":"us-pa/8-pa.c.s.-2901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}