§ 24-11-430 - Funeral expenses. - Arkansas Statutes

24-11-430. Funeral expenses.

(a) Whenever an active or retired police officer dies, the board of trustees shall appropriate from the fund a sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500) to pay the funeral expenses of the decedent.

(b) Each board of trustees shall adopt a policy establishing the amount to be paid for funeral expenses pursuant to this section, and the amount shall be awarded uniformly to all eligible persons.

(c) The board of trustees may change the amount of funeral expenses payable under this section, but in that instance the amount shall be uniformly distributed likewise.