Cal. MVC § 944

This is the official text of Cal. MVC § 944, part of California’s Military and Veterans Code — covers the California National Guard and benefits for military veterans.

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Official statutory text

When a deceased veteran or a surviving spouse or domestic partner of a veteran has been interred other than by the person designated by the board of supervisors, the person so designated may pay the sum of three hundred fifty dollars ($350) toward the burial expenses of the person who would have been entitled to interment by the person designated by the supervisors.

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