2003 Minnesota Code
Chapters 196 - 198 Veterans
Chapter 197 Veterans; Rewards, Privileges
Section 197.23 Purchase of grave markers.

197.23 Purchase of grave markers.

Subdivision 1. Authorization. The commissioner of veterans affairs may provide, within available funds and upon request of a county veterans service officer or any congressionally chartered veterans organization, an appropriate marker for the grave of any veteran as defined under section 197.447. Any marker provided must be used for memorial purposes to permanently mark the grave of a veteran buried within the limits of the state.

Subd. 2. Account for marker purchase. An account must be created by the Department of Finance under the control of the commissioner of veterans affairs that must be used to purchase markers. The commissioner shall provide the available funds for each county in the ratio of the number of markers placed in the county to the total number of markers placed in approximately the same ratio as funds that may be received from that county to the total amount of funds. The funds of each county includes the county government and any donations from organizations and individuals that are headquartered or resident in the county.

HIST: (4373) 1909 c 299 s 1; 1931 c 363 s 4; 1969 c 275 s 6; 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 28; 1983 c 147 s 2