SECTIONS 1480 - California Statutes

MILITARY AND VETERANS CODE

SECTION 1480

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) 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) 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) The cemetery administrator may solicit private donations to
offset any fees lost as a result of the waiver authorized pursuant to
subdivision (a).