Pennsylvania § 144A21 - Purchase of burial grounds for deceased servicepersons.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 144A21 — Purchase of burial grounds for deceased servicepersons., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 144A21. Purchase of burial grounds for deceased servicepersons.
Council may appropriate money for and purchase plots of ground in any cemetery or burial ground within its respective city limits for the interment of deceased servicepersons:
(1) who:
(i) die within the city; or
(ii) die beyond the city limits but had a legal residence within the city at the time of death; and
(2) whose bodies are entitled to be buried by the county under the provisions of existing law.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 144A21 cover?
Section 144A21 ("Purchase of burial grounds for deceased servicepersons.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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