(1) The governing body of each county shall designate one or more veterans remains coordinators who shall exercise due diligence to: (a) Identify unclaimed cremated remains located in the county in consultation with the county veterans service officer, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, a national cemetery administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the United States Social Security Administration or another entity; (b) Establish that the unclaimed cremated remains meet the definition of eligible decedent; and (c) For an eligible decedent who died in the county, cause interment at a national cemetery administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) An interment under subsection (1) of this section may not occur at a cemetery used only for the interment of indigent persons.
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