§ 10-16-17-2 — Burial permits; veterans

Indiana § 10-16-17-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 10: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Art. 16: INDIANA MILITARY CODE
• Ch. 17: Division of Graves Registration

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(a) A burial permit may not be issued by an
officer in Indiana having authority to issue burial permits until the
following information is secured, if practicable, and except where an
immediate burial should be made to avoid the danger of contagion:
(1) Was the deceased a veteran of any of the wars in which the
United States has been engaged?
(2) If so, what is the date when the veteran entered the service,
and what is the date on which the veteran was discharged?
(3) What medals and decorations were won by the veteran?
(4) What was the division or regiment in which the veteran was
enlisted?
(b) If the death certificate shows that the deceased was a veteran of
any war in which the United States has been engaged, that information
shall be placed upon the burial permit.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-3-2-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.