Ohio Code § 5901.25
Ohio Code § 5901.25. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5901.25.
The board of county commissioners shall require the veterans service commission, upon
application and with the approval of the family or friends of the deceased, to contract,
at a fair and reasonable price, with the funeral director selected by the family or
friends, and cause to be interred or cremated in a decent and respectable manner the
body of any veteran, or the parent, spouse, or surviving spouse of any such veteran,
who dies without the means to defray the necessary funeral or cremation expenses. Such a burial may be made in any cemetery or burial ground within the state, other
than those used exclusively for the burial of paupers and criminals.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5901.25
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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