Colorado § 28-5-505 - Cemetery subdivision - state may acquire and maintain.
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§ 28-5-505. Cemetery subdivision - state may acquire and maintain.
The state has authority to acquire, establish, maintain, and improve in any cemetery in the state a suitable subdivision to be used as a burial place for honorably discharged veterans and discharged LGBT veterans. Such subdivision must consist of lots, each of sufficient area to accommodate at least eight interments of deceased veterans. No charge shall be made for burial space in such subdivision.
Source: L. 2002: Entire part R&RE, p. 241, § 1, effective April 12. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-026), ch. 42, p. 176, § 11, effective November 11.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 28-5-504 as it existed prior to 2002.
Cross references: For the short title ("Restoration of Honor Act") in SB 21-026, see section 1 of chapter 42, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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