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.

§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 fiftydollars 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.

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(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 within the cemetery.)