H. B. 4376
(By Delegate Hunt, By Request)
[Introduced
February 5, 2010
; 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 every internment or grave to identify the decedents'
identity.
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 or graves required.
From the effective date of this section, every internment or
grave shall have a name plate identifying the decedents' 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.