Pennsylvania § 15511 Payment

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 15511 — Payment

Pennsylvania § 15511

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 16COUNTIES

PartPART IV

Ch. 155MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Subch.INTERMENT OF DECEASED SERVICEPERSONS

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Bluebook

16 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 15511 (2026).

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(a)Funeral expenses.--The county shall make a payment in the amount authorized or required under section 15509 (relating to funeral expenses of deceased servicepersons) or 15510 (relating to interment of spouses of deceased servicepersons) for each deceased serviceperson or spouse of a deceased serviceperson in accordance with this subchapter.

(b)Money.--A payment under this subchapter shall be paid out of the money of the county.

(c)Payments.--Payments under this subchapter shall be made payable to the applicant if the application shows that the funeral expenses have been paid. Otherwise, payments shall be made to the funeral director performing the services, with notice to the applicant.

(d)Applications.--Application for contributions under this subchapter shall be made by a perso

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(a) Funeral expenses.--The county shall make a payment in the amount authorized or required under section 15509 (relating to funeral expenses of deceased servicepersons) or 15510 (relating to interment of spouses of deceased servicepersons) for each deceased serviceperson or spouse of a deceased serviceperson in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) Money.--A payment under this subchapter shall be paid out of the money of the county.

(c) Payments.--Payments under this subchapter shall be made payable to the applicant if the application shows that the funeral expenses have been paid. Otherwise, payments shall be made to the funeral director performing the services, with notice to the applicant.

(d) Applications.--Application for contributions under this subchapter shall be made by a personal representative or spouse of the deceased serviceperson. If no qualified personal representative is available, the application may be made by the next of kin of the deceased serviceperson, an individual or a veterans' organization, that shall assume responsibility for the cost of burial. The facts contained in the application shall be sustained by affidavit. An individual who knowingly files an application under this section that is false in any material manner commits a misdemeanor in accordance with 18 Pa.C.S. § 4903 (relating to false swearing).

(e) Application.--The application shall be:

(1) on a form prescribed by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and shall verify whether the funeral expenses have been paid; and

(2) attached to a certified copy of the death certificate and an affidavit prepared by the funeral director who had charge of the interment, which certifies that the funeral director did render the service.