- 1. A funeral director who obtains custody of the unclaimed human remains of a deceased person whom the funeral director knows, has reason to know or reasonably believes is a veteran shall report the name of the deceased person to the Department of Veterans Services not later than 1 year after obtaining custody of the unclaimed human remains of the deceased person.
- 2. Upon receipt of a report made pursuant to subsection 1, the Department of Veterans Services shall determine whether the deceased person is a veteran who is eligible for interment at a national cemetery pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 2402 or a veterans’ cemetery pursuant to NRS 417.210. The Department of Veterans Services shall provide notice of the determination to the funeral director.
3. If the Department of Veterans Services provides notice to a funeral director of a determination that a deceased person is a veteran who is eligible for interment at a national cemetery or a veterans’ cemetery, the funeral director shall arrange for the proper disposition of the veteran’s remains with:
- (a) A national cemetery or veterans’ cemetery; or
- (b) The Department of Veterans Services.
- 4. A funeral director is immune from civil or criminal liability for any act or omission with respect to complying with the provisions of this section.
- 5. As used in this section, “veteran” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176A.090.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 7; A 2013, 2520)