Section 3 – Duties of executive director — Services to veterans.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-8-3. Duties of executive director — Services to veterans. The executive director shall: (1) be responsible for the administration and the operation or support of the following veteran-related operations: (a) Utah State Veterans Nursing Homes and Programs; (b) Utah State Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park; (c)Title 71, Chapter 10, Veterans Preference; (d) any […]
Section 1 – Memorials by cities and towns.
71-2-1. Memorials by cities and towns. The boards of city commissioners, city councils and town boards, respectively, may appropriate from any fund of the city or town available for general purposes such sums as they may deem expedient for the purpose of erecting or contributing to the erection of, a memorial to commemorate the achievements […]
Section 2 – Memorials by counties.
71-2-2. Memorials by counties. (1) The county legislative body of the several counties may erect and maintain, appropriate money for, and contribute to the erection and maintenance of, memorials to the memory of veterans of the several wars in which the United States of America participated. (2) Memorials may be in the form of grave […]
Section 3 – County tax for memorials.
71-2-3. County tax for memorials. For the raising of funds with which to carry out the provisions of the next preceding section, and for such use only, the county legislative body may levy and collect an annual tax upon the property situate within the county. Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session
Section 1 – Use of armories by veterans organizations permitted.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-3-1. Use of armories by veterans organizations permitted. Any federally chartered veterans organization shall have the right to the free use of armories owned or leased by the state; provided that the use does not interfere with the use of the armories by the national guard or organized militia of this state. Amended […]
Section 1 – Veterans not to be buried in ground used for paupers.
71-7-1. Veterans not to be buried in ground used for paupers. The body of a person who dies while in the military service of the United States of America during any period of war, police action, or other period of national emergency, or the body of any veteran of the military service of the United […]
Section 2 – Political subdivisions may provide proper burial sites.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-7-2. Political subdivisions may provide proper burial sites. For the purpose of giving effect to this act, cities, towns, counties or other political subdivisions of the state of Utah may grant burial sites to chartered veterans organizations without financial consideration therefor, or may provide a proper site for the burial of any persons […]
Section 3 – Development, operation, and maintenance of Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park — Responsibilities of Department of Veterans and Military Affairs — Costs — Definition.
Effective 5/12/2020 71-7-3. Development, operation, and maintenance of Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park — Responsibilities of Department of Veterans and Military Affairs — Costs — Definition. (1) The Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall develop, operate, and maintain a veterans cemetery and memorial park. (2) To help pay the costs of developing, constructing, […]