H. B. 2533
(By Delegates Martin, Mezzatesta, Ashcraft,
Fealey, Bennett, D. Miller and Varner)
[Introduced March 10, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend article five, chapter thirty-five of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
seven, relating to cemeteries; and prohibiting any cemetery
from charging more than fifty dollars to set a United States
memorial affairs grave marker.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article five, chapter thirty-five of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
seven, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. CEMETERIES.
§35-5-7. Charges for setting United States memorial affairs
grave markers.
A public or private cemetery may not charge the survivor of
a veteran of the United States armed forces more than fifty
dollars for setting a United States department of memorialaffairs grave marker at the grave of a deceased veteran.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public and
private cemeteries from charging the survivor of a veteran of the
United States armed forces more than fifty dollars to set a
United States department of memorial affairs grave marker.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.