C.R.S. Section 28-5-502
Interment of deceased veterans

(1)

It is the duty of the county commissioners in each county of this state to designate some proper person in each county whose duty it is to cause the decent interment of the bodies of honorably discharged military personnel and discharged LGBT veterans:

(a)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

Who died without leaving sufficient means to defray funeral expenses; or

(II)

Who died leaving a family in indigent circumstances; and

(b)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(I)

Who served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States during any period of any declared or any undeclared war or other armed hostilities against an armed foreign enemy; or

(II)

Who served on active duty in any branch of the armed services in any campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized.

(2)

Burial must not be made in that portion of a cemetery or burial ground used exclusively for the burial of deceased indigent persons. Each county, by resolution of its board of county commissioners, shall establish the maximum expense to the county for each burial, exclusive of any federal funds provided for such purposes. In case the deceased veteran has relatives or friends who desire to conduct the funeral services, they shall be permitted to do so, and the expenses shall be paid as provided in this section.

Source: Section 28-5-502 — Interment of deceased veterans, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-28.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

28‑5‑100.3
Definitions 28‑5‑101
Military discharges recorded free 28‑5‑102
Identity documents - veteran identifier 28‑5‑103
Discharged LGBT veteran 28‑5‑104
State veterans benefits - effect of individual unemployability status 28‑5‑201
Short title 28‑5‑202
Definitions 28‑5‑203
Administrator as party in interest 28‑5‑204
Guardian appointed when necessary 28‑5‑205
Limitation on number of wards 28‑5‑206
Appointment of guardian - petition 28‑5‑207
Evidence of necessity for guardian of infant 28‑5‑208
Evidence of necessity for guardian for incompetent 28‑5‑209
Notice of filing petition 28‑5‑210
Bond of guardian 28‑5‑211
Accounts of securities - notices and hearings 28‑5‑212
Penalty for failure to account 28‑5‑213
Compensation of guardians 28‑5‑214
Investments 28‑5‑215
Maintenance and support 28‑5‑216
Purchase of home for ward 28‑5‑217
Copies of public records to be furnished 28‑5‑218
Discharge of guardian - release of sureties 28‑5‑219
Record not construed as legal adjudication 28‑5‑220
Certification or commitment to veterans administration 28‑5‑221
Liberal construction 28‑5‑222
Repeal and modification of prior laws 28‑5‑223
Application 28‑5‑301
Legal investments 28‑5‑401
Loans to minor veterans 28‑5‑501
Short title 28‑5‑502
Interment of deceased veterans 28‑5‑503
Headstone to mark graves 28‑5‑504
County of residence 28‑5‑505
Cemetery subdivision - state may acquire and maintain 28‑5‑506
Care and custody of cemetery subdivision 28‑5‑507
Veterans service organization stipend - funeral services - process - definitions 28‑5‑701
Division of veterans affairs - transfer of functions - terminology 28‑5‑702
Board of veterans affairs 28‑5‑703
Rules - duties 28‑5‑703.5
Notice to revisor of statutes - repeal 28‑5‑704
Departments to cooperate 28‑5‑705
Duties 28‑5‑706
Contributions to division - veterans private contributions fund - created 28‑5‑707
Assistance to county veterans service officers 28‑5‑708
Western slope veterans’ cemetery - fund - rules 28‑5‑709
Colorado state veterans trust fund - created - report 28‑5‑711
Veterans resource information clearinghouse 28‑5‑712
Veterans assistance grant program - created - rules - fund - repeal 28‑5‑713
Western region one source - veterans one-stop center - advisory board - fund - definition - repeal 28‑5‑714
Veterans mental health services program - report - rules - definitions 28‑5‑801
Establishment of veterans service offices 28‑5‑802
Qualifications - term of office 28‑5‑803
Duties 28‑5‑804
Cooperation with division of veterans affairs 28‑5‑805
Office space and supplies
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 28-5-502’s source at colorado​.gov