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§ 953. — 953. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 189, Sec. 5.)

California § 953.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code MVCMilitary and Veterans Code - MVC
Div. 4.DIVISION 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Local Aid
Art. 2.ARTICLE 2. Burial of Veterans and Veterans’ Dependents

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Cal. Military and Veterans Code - MVC Code § 953. (2026).

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(a)A veterans’ remains organization shall take all reasonable steps to inter the cremated remains of a veteran or dependent of a veteran received in accordance with this article.
(b)A veterans’ remains organization that receives and inters the cremated remains of a veteran or dependent of a veteran pursuant to this article shall not be liable for negligence if the veterans’ remains organization does not know or have reason to know that the cremated remains of the veteran or dependent of a veteran were not released by the cemetery authority, cemetery corporation or association, or other entity in compliance with subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 952.

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Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 189, Sec. 5. (AB 1644) Effective January 1, 2011.
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