HB2739 H VA AM 2-15 #1
The Committee on Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security moves
to amend the bill on page four, section ten, lines three through
eleven, by striking out all the underscored words and inserting in
lieu thereof the following underscored words:
"Upon request, the clerk of the county commission shall issue
without cost up to five certified copies of a veteran's death
certificate to the veteran's family members or dependents:
Provided, That additional copies shall be purchased at the regular
fee except when the death certificate is necessary to obtain
benefits from the federal or state governments as provided in
section twelve-a, article four, chapter fifty-one of this code.
Family members, dependents or funeral directors with written
permission from the family members or dependents may pick up the
certificates at the office of the clerk of the county commission.
For purposes of this subdivision, the word veteran shall be
construed to mean any person who has served in the Armed Forces of
the United States, Military Reserves or National Guard."