New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5A - MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Chapter 4 - BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM C. DOYLE VETERANS' MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Subchapter 5 - DISINTERMENTS
Section 5A:4-5.2 - Administrative requirements
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Disinterments from the Veterans' Memorial Cemetery will be approved only when all living immediate family members of the decedent, to include the person who initiated the interment (regardless if he or she is a member of the immediate family), give their written consent, or when a court order or State instrumentality of competent jurisdiction directs the disinterment.
(b) All requests for authority to disinter the decedent's remains will be submitted in writing to the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, Director of Veterans' Services, and include the following information:
(c) In lieu of the documents in (b) above, an order of a court of competent jurisdiction will be considered. The Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans' Memorial Cemetery and/or officials of the Cemetery should not be made a party to the court action, as this is a matter among the family members involved.
(d) When a disinterment has been authorized, written notification will be sent to the funeral home and/or requester. The notification must inform the requester that costs related to the disinterment must be at private expense and that a date and time for the disinterment must be coordinated with the Cemetery Interment Office for scheduling purposes. Sensitive or unusual cases that could impact negatively on the State of New Jersey would be referred to the Office of the Attorney General for resolution.