2003 Minnesota Statutes

     197.23 Purchase of grave markers. 

    Subdivision 1.    Authorization.  The commissioner of 
 veterans affairs may provide, within available funds and upon 
 request of a county veterans service officer or any 
 congressionally chartered veterans organization, an appropriate 
 marker for the grave of any veteran as defined under section 
 197.447.  Any marker provided must be used for memorial purposes 
 to permanently mark the grave of a veteran buried within the 
 limits of the state.  

    Subd. 2.    Account for marker purchase.  An account 
 must be created by the Department of Finance under the control 
 of the commissioner of veterans affairs that must be used to 
 purchase markers.  The commissioner shall provide the available 
 funds for each county in the ratio of the number of markers 
 placed in the county to the total number of markers placed in 
 approximately the same ratio as funds that may be received from 
 that county to the total amount of funds.  The funds of each 
 county includes the county government and any donations from 
 organizations and individuals that are headquartered or resident 
 in the county.  

    HIST: (4373) 1909 c 299 s 1; 1931 c 363 s 4; 1969 c 275 s 6; 
 3Sp1981 c 2 art 1 s 28; 1983 c 147 s 2