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51 Pa.C.S. § 705

Burial details for veterans

Known as the Military and Veterans Code

The act spans §§ 51-101 to 51-9902 (452 sections).

(May 7, 1998, P.L.355, No.56, eff

(a) Authority.--The department shall have the power to arrange for burial details for veteran soldiers who are to be interred at any of the following national cemeteries:

(1) Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.

(2) National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.

(3) Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

(b) Contracts.--(Repealed).

(c) Terms.--Any burial detail contract entered into under this section shall include the following terms:

(1) A minimum of three veterans shall participate in the burial detail.

(2) The veterans shall be similarly uniformed and equipped.

(3) A bugler shall perform taps or a recording of taps may be played over the tape recording system of the cemetery.

(4) The party under the contract shall indemnify and hold harmless the department and the Commonwealth from any claims arising out of the performance of the burial details.

(d) Insurance.--Any veterans organization, the members of which perform a burial detail pursuant to this section, shall provide liability insurance for the burial details in such amount as prescribed by the department.

(e) Regulations.--The department shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.