A. The monument must be suited to the topography of the land and display, on suitable flag poles, the national emblem and the state flag in accordance with the Flag Code.   [PL 1991, c. 626, §12 (AMD).]

B. The immediate area surrounding the monument must be prepared and reserved as a suitable place for commemorating Memorial Day and other appropriate observances. The remaining grounds must be laid out in a manner suitable to the topography of the land, expanding from the center when possible. Suitable buildings may be erected for purposes the director determines necessary.   [PL 2019, c. 377, §2 (AMD).]

C. All nongreen burial section grave markers must be flat-type granite or 42-inch upright white marble grave markers as furnished by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration. Grave markers for a green burial section must be granite as furnished by the National Cemetery Administration. All caskets used for burial in nongreen burial sections must be protected with permanent vaults. Permanent vaults must be reinforced and properly cured and match pounds per square inch specifications imposed by the National Cemetery Administration. Vaults may be either water-resistant or waterproof or have drain holes in their liner boxes as long as they meet the stated specifications. Headstones and vaults are not provided at state expense. The process of a burial in a green burial section may not include the use of embalming fluids and must use a shroud made of natural biodegradable fabric, and the decedent must be strapped onto a wooden board of appropriate size or placed in a wicker casket or a wooden casket that has been assembled with wooden dowels and contains no metal.   [PL 2019, c. 377, §3 (AMD).]

A.   [PL 1985, c. 117, §1 (RP).]

A-1. As used in this subsection, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.  

B. The director must allow the earth burial in one of the cemeteries of any eligible veteran who requests burial in the cemetery system. The director must allow the veteran the option of crypt burial if crypt space exists. All burials must be without charge.   [PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. II, §1 (AMD).]

B-1. The director may allow the earth burial in one of the cemeteries of a person, and any spouse or minor child of that person, who meets the criteria established by the department by rule and who died while:  

C. At the dependent's request, the director must allow an eligible dependent of a veteran to be buried in one of the cemeteries if, at the date of the dependent's death, the veteran would be eligible for burial. Dependents may be buried in the same grave as the veteran or adjacent to the veteran, in accordance with regional state veterans' cemetery procedures, without charge, so long as:  

D. The plots must be reserved as necessary and a permanent record of all burials must be kept.   [PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. II, §1 (AMD).]

E. Remains of eligible veterans or eligible dependents previously buried in other cemeteries may be reinterred in one of the cemeteries upon request, as long as no cost other than that which would be incurred in an original burial is borne by the State.   [PL 2007, c. 167, §4 (AMD).]

F. This subsection may not be construed to obligate the State beyond the furnishing of a grave site, opening and closing of the grave and maintenance of the grave and the cemeteries thereafter in perpetuity.   [PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. II, §1 (AMD).]

G. The interment of an eligible veteran or eligible dependent is permanent and final except that the director may allow disinterment as long as there is no cost to the State.   [PL 2011, c. 539, §1 (NEW).]

H. A person is not eligible for interment under this chapter if the person has: