Oklahoma § 72-31a State Veterans' Cemetery System.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 72-31a — State Veterans' Cemetery System.

Oklahoma § 72-31a

Title 72Soldiers And Sailors

This text of Oklahoma § 72-31a (State Veterans' Cemetery System.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Oklahoma primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 72, § 72-31a (2026).

Text

A.The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to construct, establish, administer, operate and maintain a State Veterans' Cemetery System. The State Veterans' Cemetery System shall consist of one or more cemeteries to serve veterans, spouses and eligible dependents of veterans of the State of Oklahoma.

B.The Department may: 1. Employ staff to operate the cemetery system; 2. Purchase equipment and supplies necessary for the operation and support of the cemetery system; and 3. Charge a fee for each interment of an eligible spouse or dependent of a veteran.

C.The Department shall: 1. Promulgate appropriate guidelines, rules, or regulations for determining eligibility for burial, instituting standards for the cemeteries, and setting burial charges to be assessed for the burial of spous

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A. The Department of Veterans Affairs is authorized to construct, establish, administer, operate and maintain a State Veterans' Cemetery System. The State Veterans' Cemetery System shall consist of one or more cemeteries to serve veterans, spouses and eligible dependents of veterans of the State of Oklahoma. B. The Department may: 1. Employ staff to operate the cemetery system; 2. Purchase equipment and supplies necessary for the operation and support of the cemetery system; and 3. Charge a fee for each interment of an eligible spouse or dependent of a veteran. C. The Department shall: 1. Promulgate appropriate guidelines, rules, or regulations for determining eligibility for burial, instituting standards for the cemeteries, and setting burial charges to be assessed for the burial of spouses and eligible dependents; 2. Develop plans and programs which will provide for initial establishment of sites to meet the greatest need and provide for their orderly expansion; 3. Establish accounts as are necessary to the orderly administration of the cemetery system; 4. Make applications to federal agencies such as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and receive federal funding as is available to establish, construct, operate and maintain this cemetery system; and 5. Accept donations of real or personal property for the construction, establishment, operation and maintenance of the State Veterans' Cemetery System. D. The Department may seek, accept and expend private, state and federal funds for the establishment, construction, maintenance, administration and operation of the cemetery system as provided in this section. The Department may accept land, on behalf of the state, or may utilize land owned by the Department for the establishment of a veterans' cemetery.