CHAPTER 110-B DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND VETERANS SERVICES
New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery
Section 110-B:77
110-B:77 Cemetery Operations. –
I. Remains of eligible veterans previously buried in other locations may be reinterred in the cemetery, provided that no cost other than that which would be incurred in the original burial is borne by the state.
II. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to obligate the state beyond the furnishing of a grave site, opening and closing of the grave, and maintenance of the cemetery.
III. A veteran shall be entitled to burial within a reasonable time after notification to appropriate cemetery personnel by a funeral director or a family member of the veteran, provided that weather conditions permit the burial. The family of the deceased veteran shall have the option of a chapel service or graveside service. The service may contain any or all customs and practices usual at a military funeral, including but not limited to, gun salutes, honor guards, and the playing of taps. The state shall not be responsible for any costs associated with a funeral service that is not offered by any federal cemetery.
IV. All federal funds received and income earned from internment fees shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated for the sole purpose of supporting the New Hampshire state veterans cemetery.
Source. 1997, 182:1. 1999, 196:1, eff. July 6, 1999. 2019, 346:303, eff. July 1, 2019.