{"code":"MVC","codeName":"Military and Veterans Code","section":"951.5","citation":"Mil. & Vet. Code, § 951.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE [690. - 1008.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Local Aid [920. - 975.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-4/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Burial of Veterans and Veterans’ Dependents [940. - 955.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-4/chapter-5/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 722, Sec. 2.   (AB 1806)   Effective January 1, 2013.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/burial-of-veterans-and-veterans-dependents-951-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}