§ 34. Interment or cremation assistance for indigent veterans
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 72. Soldiers and SailorsEffective: November 1, 2019
Effective: November 1, 2019
72 Okl.St.Ann. § 34
§ 34. Interment or cremation assistance for indigent veterans
A. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to provide assistance for the proper interment or cremation of honorably discharged indigent veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The program shall aid in obtaining any available burial benefits from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or through private organizations. The program shall provide for a burial grant for any indigent veteran or any person who qualifies for reimbursement as determined by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, for unpaid expenses directly resulting from interment or cremation. Maximum reimbursement shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per indigent veteran application.
6. The applicant shall provide documentation establishing that the deceased veteran received a proper memorial headstone or marker at the place of his or her interment as provided for in Section 2306 of Title 38 of the United States Code or that a memorial headstone or marker meeting the same physical standards for size, material, composition, placement and informational content was provided in the event the deceased veteran did not qualify under the provisions of Section 2306 of Title 38 of the United States Code.
D. Reimbursement shall be paid from the Indigent Veteran Burial Revolving Fund. If there are insufficient resources in the Indigent Veteran Burial Revolving Fund, payment shall be made from the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund. Once funds are available in the Indigent Veteran Burial Revolving Fund, the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs may be reimbursed for payments made from the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Revolving Fund.
Credits
Laws 2016, c. 394, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Laws 2019, c. 165, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
72 Okl. St. Ann. § 34, OK ST T. 72 § 34
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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