Effective: July 22, 1994
Latest Legislation: House Bill 448 – 120th General Assembly
A petition may be presented to the county veterans service commission signed by the officers of a local or state veterans organization, or by a majority of a memorial committee of any municipal corporation in which one or more such organizations exist, or by veterans in townships or villages in which no veterans organization exists. Such petition shall contain:
(A) The name of the deceased veteran or veterans whose remains are sought to be buried or removed, and, if known, the company and regiment in which each served;
(B) The name and location of the cemetery in which each is interred, and from which removal is asked to be made;
(C) The name and location of the cemetery to which the remains are desired to be removed and reinterred;
(D) The facts showing the reason for such removal.