ENGROSSED
H. B. 4027
(By Delegates Varner, Everson, Linch, Staton, Rowe, Kiss and
Browning)
[Introduced January 10, 1996; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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; prohibiting a person or
entity from charging more than one hundred twenty percent of
actual cost to set a United States memorial affairs' grave
marker within a cemetery; and limiting the charge for
installing a grave marker base to actual cost.
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 person or entity may no
t charge more than one hundred
twenty percent of the actual cost for setting a United States
department of memorial affairs' grave marker at the grave of a
deceased veteran. A person or entity may charge an additional
fee, not to exceed actual cost, for providing and installing a
granite, marble or other base upon which to mount a grave marker
provided by the United States department of memorial affairs.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons or
entities from charging the survivor of a veteran of the United
States armed forces more than the actual cost plus twenty percent
to set a United States department of memorial affairs' grave
marker, and charge no more than actual cost for installing a base
for the grave marker.