Such claims shall be paid by the county in which the veteran or widow dies. If the decedent was a resident of any other county than the one paying the claim, the county of the decedent’s residence shall refund the money advanced by the county where such person died. Such claims shall be audited and paid by the county as other accounts.

(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

Terms Used In California Military and Veterans Code 946

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • veteran: means a person honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States, including, but not limited to, the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Regular Scouts ("Old Scouts"), and the Special Philippine Scouts ("New Scouts"). See California Military and Veterans Code 940