The public administrator of the county shall make every reasonable effort to determine if the unclaimed remains of a decedent referred to the public administrator belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran. If there is reason to believe that the remains belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran, the public administrator shall work with the county veteran service officer, a national veterans cemetery, the United States Social Security Administration, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or other applicable entity to determine if the remains belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 722, Sec. 2. (AB 1806) Effective January 1, 2013.)

Terms Used In California Military and Veterans Code 951.5

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • department: means the Department of Veterans Affairs. See California Military and Veterans Code 690
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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
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