ENGROSSED
Senate Bill No. 368
(By Senators Dittmar, Craigo, Schoonover, Whitlow,
Helmick, Wooton, Chernenko, Sharpe and Ross)
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[Introduced February 17, 1994;
referred to the Committee on Military.]
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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.
ยง35-5-7. Charges for setting United States memorial affairs'
grave markers.
A public or private cemetery may not charge the survivor ofa veteran of the United States armed forces more than cost plus
ten percent for setting a United States department of memorial
affairs' grave marker at the grave of a deceased veteran, except
that a cemetery may charge a reasonable additional fee for
installation off the premises.