Pennsylvania § 2816 Purchase of plots for burial of deceased service members

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 2816 — Purchase of plots for burial of deceased service members

Pennsylvania § 2816

Title 8BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS

PartPART I

Ch. 28CEMETERIES

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Bluebook

8 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2816 (2026).

Text

(a)Authority.--A borough may purchase plots of ground in a cemetery or burial ground within its limits for the interment of deceased members of the armed forces who:

(1)die within the borough or have a legal residence within the borough at the time of death; and

(2)are entitled to be buried by the county under the provisions of existing law.

(b)Cost.--Plots purchased under this section shall be paid for out of the borough treasury.

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(a) Authority.--A borough may purchase plots of ground in a cemetery or burial ground within its limits for the interment of deceased members of the armed forces who:

(1) die within the borough or have a legal residence within the borough at the time of death; and

(2) are entitled to be buried by the county under the provisions of existing law.

(b) Cost.--Plots purchased under this section shall be paid for out of the borough treasury.