H. B. 2442

          (By Delegate Hunt (By Request))
          [Introduced February 14, 2013; referred to the
          Committee on the Judiciary.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §35-5-9, relating to requiring internments and graves to identify the decedents' identities.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
     That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §35-5-9, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. CEMETERIES.
§35-5-9. Names on internments and graves required.
_____From the effective date of this section, every internment or grave shall have a name plate identifying the decedent's identity.




_____NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require every internment or grave to identify the decedents' identity.


     This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.