Duty of county agency responsible for remains of indigent person believed to be veteran to report name of person to Department of Veterans Services; Department to determine eligibility for interment at national or veterans cemetery; disposition of remains; immunity from liability for certain acts or omissions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 451.027
in effect1. If the county agency that is responsible for interring or cremating the remains of indigent persons obtains custody of the unclaimed human remains of a deceased person whom the county agency knows, has reason to know or reasonably believes is a veteran, the county agency shall report the name of the deceased person to the Department of Veterans Services as soon as practicable after obtaining custody of the remains.
2. Upon receipt of a report made pursuant to subsection 1, the Department of Veterans Services shall determine whether the deceased person is a veteran who is eligible for interment at a national cemetery pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 2402 or a veterans cemetery pursuant to NRS 417.210 . The Department shall provide notice of the determination to the county agency.
3. If the Department of Veterans Services provides notice pursuant to subsection 2 to a county agency of a determination that a deceased person is a veteran who:
(a) Is eligible for interment at a national cemetery or a veterans cemetery, the county agency shall arrange for the proper disposition of the veterans remains with:
(1) A national cemetery or veterans cemetery; or
(2) The Department of Veterans Services.
(b) Is not eligible for interment at a national cemetery or a veterans cemetery and is indigent, the county agency shall cause the veterans remains to be decently interred or cremated in the county.
4. A county agency that is responsible for interring or cremating the remains of indigent persons is immune from civil or criminal liability for any act or omission with respect to complying with the provisions of this section.
5. As used in this section, veteran has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 176A.090 .
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-451.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026