Rhode Island § 30-25-3 § 30-25-3. Burial at public expense.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 30-25-3 — § 30-25-3. Burial at public expense.

Rhode Island § 30-25-3

Title 30Military Affairs and Defense

Ch. 30-25Burial of Veterans

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-25-3 (2026).

Text

§ 30-25-3. Burial at public expense.
Whenever any person who served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force,
            or Marine Corps of the United States during any period of war, and was honorably discharged
            therefrom, shall die within this state without leaving means sufficient to defray
            necessary funeral expenses, the person shall be buried and the expenses thereof paid
            in the manner provided in this chapter.
         

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§ 30-25-3. Burial at public expense.

Whenever any person who served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force, or Marine Corps of the United States during any period of war, and was honorably discharged therefrom, shall die within this state without leaving means sufficient to defray necessary funeral expenses, the person shall be buried and the expenses thereof paid in the manner provided in this chapter.

Legislative History

P.L. 1904, ch. 1154, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 105, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 117, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 655, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 30-25-3; P.L. 2025, ch. 165, § 12, effective June 24, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 166, § 12, effective June 24, 2025.