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CT Gen Stat § 27-119a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-119a - Markers for graves of colonial and Revolutionary War veterans.

 The commissioner shall, upon application made by the chief executive authority of the town, city or borough wherein the deceased is buried, cause a metal marker and flag holder to be placed on the grave of any person who, in time of war, served in the military or naval forces of the English colonies in America, prior to 1776, or who served in the military or naval forces of the United States in the Revolutionary War, which grave is not so marked.(February, 1965, P.A. 588, S. 1; P.A. 88-285, S. 16, 35.)History: P.A. 88-285 replaced veterans' home and hospital commission with commissioner.
CT Gen Stat § 27-120 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-120 - Memorials for veterans buried abroad or missing.

 If any person who, in time of war, served in the military or naval forces of the English colonies in America, prior to 1776, or of the state of Connecticut or in the armed forces of the United States, and was credited to said colonies, state or the United States, died during such service of disease or wounds, or was killed in action, died in prison or was lost at sea, and whose body was never brought home for interment, or who was reported missing in action and has not been heard from, the commissioner shall, upon proper application, with satisfactory proof, made by the chief executive authority of the municipality of which the deceased was a resident, as to his identity and honorable service, cause to be erected in any cemetery or public place in such municipality, at a cost to the state of not more than fifty dollars, a marker or soldier's headstone, having inscribed thereon the name of such person, the organization to which he belonged, and the place of his death or burial or when he was reported as missing in action or lost at sea.(1949 Rev., S. 2942; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 32; P.A. 88-285, S. 17, 35.)History: P.A. 88-285 replaced veterans' home and hospital commission with commissioner.Cited. 124 C. 306.
CT Gen Stat § 27-121 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-121 - Municipal memorials for deceased and missing veterans.

 If the chief executive authority of any municipality which had as residents several veterans who were killed or lost as described in section 27-120, and to whose memory markers or headstones have not already been erected, prefers a memorial stone or plaque with the names of all such veterans inscribed thereon, erected in a public place or cemetery in such municipality, the commissioner shall cause such a suitable memorial to be erected in such municipality, which memorial shall be of such design and material and of such cost as the commissioner determines. If any municipality, organization or person contributes toward the erection of such memorial, the location of the same shall be determined by the commissioner and a committee of two persons appointed by the municipality, organization or individuals making such contribution. Any such memorial may include the names of any veterans who died or were killed in action as described in said section 27-120 and whose bodies have been brought home for interment whenever the municipality wherein such memorial is to be erected, or any organization or person, agrees with the commissioner to share proportionately the cost of erecting such memorial.(1949 Rev., S. 2943; 1953, 1955, S. 1642d; P.A. 88-285, S. 18, 35.)History: P.A. 88-285 replaced veterans' home and hospital commission with commissioner.
CT Gen Stat § 27-122 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-122 - Plot in Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven.

 Section 27-122 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 2944; 1963, P.A. 402.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-123 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-123 - Graves of soldiers and sailors.

 In each city and town there shall be appointed annually, by the chief executive authority of the city or town, a committee of three citizens of the city or town, who are veterans and whose duty it shall be to see that the grave of any person who served in time of war in the military or naval forces of the English colonies in America, prior to 1776, or of the state of Connecticut or in the armed forces of the United States, shall be suitably kept and cared for. If the cost of such care and maintenance is not paid by private persons or by the trustees of the cemetery where any such grave is situated, it shall be paid by the city or town; and cities and towns are authorized to appropriate money for such purpose. Money so appropriated may be expended directly by the city or town or may be paid to the trustees or manager of the cemetery in which any such grave is located; but the sum paid in any year shall not exceed for any such grave the sum usually charged for the annual care and maintenance of a grave in the same cemetery or, if no such charge is made in that cemetery, it shall not exceed the sum charged in other cemeteries in the same city or town for such service, provided, when any such grave has settled appreciably, such sum may be exceeded.(1949 Rev., S. 653; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 12; 350, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-124 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-124 - Celebrations and memorials.

 Any town, at a town meeting warned and held for such purpose, and any city or borough, by its aldermen, common council or burgesses, may appropriate money for public celebrations in honor of members of the armed forces and veterans, and for the erection of a suitable memorial structure in honor of those members and veterans who were residents of such municipality at the time of their enlistment or induction into the armed forces for service in war; and may appoint committees to select and secure an appropriate site for such memorial, to supervise and direct its design and construction and expend the money appropriated therefor. No part of any such appropriation shall be expended for the site for such memorial and no appropriation for any memorial shall exceed an amount equal to fifteen cents on each one hundred dollars of the grand list of any town, city or borough making an appropriation for such purpose.(1949 Rev., S. 652; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 11.)See Sec. 27-121 re municipal memorials for deceased and missing veterans.
CT Gen Stat § 27-125 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-125 - Temporary assistance.

 Any veteran who is a citizen of this state and who, through disability or other causes incident to service in the armed forces in time of war, is in need of temporary financial assistance may be provided for by the commissioner by a method similar to that provided in section 27-82, the amount and continuance of such assistance to be discretionary with the commissioner. The widow, widower and each child, parent, brother or sister of any member of the armed forces, who died while in such active service, may be assisted by the commissioner if such person or persons are without sufficient means of support by reason of the death of such member of the armed forces. In carrying out his or her duties under the provisions of this section, the commissioner is directed to cooperate with such federal agencies as may aid in securing prompt and suitable treatment, care and relief of any such member of the armed forces or his or her dependents. The records of the agencies of the state shall be placed at the disposal of the commissioner and such agencies are directed to cooperate with and to assist the commissioner in carrying out his or her duties. As used in this section, “veteran” means any person (1) honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions from active service in, the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or (2) with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active service in the armed forces.(1949 Rev., S. 2945; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 33; P.A. 74-321, S. 18; P.A. 88-285, S. 21, 35; P.A. 15-246, S. 1; P.A. 18-47, S. 23.)History: P.A. 74-321 added “widower” to those who may be assisted; P.A. 88-285 replaced veterans' home and hospital commission with commissioner; P.A. 15-246 made technical changes; P.A. 18-47 added definition of “veteran”.
CT Gen Stat § 27-126 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-126 - Aid restricted.

 No person shall receive aid under the provisions of this part who is receiving aid under the provisions of part II of this chapter, and no person receiving aid under the provisions of section 27-125 shall receive aid under any other provision of this chapter.(1949 Rev., S. 2946, 2960.)Cited. 111 C. 295.
CT Gen Stat § 27-127 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-127 - Veterans' Relief Fund.

 Section 27-127 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 2947; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 25.)
CT Gen Stat § 27-128 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-128 - Transfer of moneys between Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund and appropriations to Department of Veterans Affairs.

 The Governor may transfer, from time to time, as may be found expedient, moneys existing in the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund and moneys appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs from one of said funds to the other of said funds.(1949 Rev., S. 2947; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 26; P.A. 88-285, S. 22, 35; P.A. 04-169, S. 14; P.A. 16-167, S. 8.)History: 1972 act deleted the veterans' relief fund; P.A. 88-285 deleted reference to “commission”; P.A. 04-169 made a technical change and changed the name of the Veterans' Home and Hospital to the Veterans' Home, effective June 1, 2004; (Revisor's note: In 2005 the Revisors editorially deleted the apostrophe from “Marines” in name of fund); P.A. 16-167 replaced “funds” with “moneys” in reference to Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund and replaced “funds of the Veterans' Home” with “moneys appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 27-129 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-129 - Conservator for incompetent veteran.

 When an application is filed for the appointment of a conservator for an incompetent veteran, a certificate of the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary's authorized representative that such person has been rated incompetent by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the department and that appointment of a conservator is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such veteran by the department shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.(1953, S. 1645d; P.A. 18-72, S. 33.)History: P.A. 18-72 replaced reference to Administrator of Veterans' Affairs with reference to United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and replaced references to Veterans' Administration with references to United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
CT Gen Stat § 27-130 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-130 - Acquisition of property by veterans' organizations.

 The American Legion, The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, The Disabled American Veterans of the World War, Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated, The Jewish War Veterans of the United States, The Catholic War Veterans, The Polish Legion of American Veterans, The Marine Corps League, the AMVETS and The American Veterans Committee and their respective local posts may receive or hold in trust gifts, testamentary or otherwise, and may purchase or receive gifts of such real estate as may be necessary or advantageous for the conduct of their business.(1949 Rev., S. 2948; 1949, 1953, S. 1643d; 1961, P.A. 261, S. 1.)History: 1961 act corrected name of Italian American organization.
CT Gen Stat § 27-131 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-131 - Preservation of Spanish War records.

 (a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services is authorized to maintain a headquarters of the Department of Connecticut United Spanish War Veterans, under the management and control of its state commander, and to collect, classify, index and install in said headquarters all available material, records, histories, relics and mementoes relating to Connecticut participation, public or private, in the war with Spain and thus establish a permanent record of its extent and character, such record to be as complete and comprehensive as possible and to cover not only the activities of the state, its subdivisions and agencies, but also of Connecticut agencies of the federal government, of organizations of private persons and of those individuals who were direct participants in said war, whether as soldiers or sailors or otherwise. Said record shall, at all times, be accessible under such rules as said department prescribes. Said department may also use said headquarters for furnishing information and aid to needy veterans of the war with Spain and their dependents. If, at any time, said department is dissolved or ceases to exist or becomes inactive, said records shall become the property of the state of Connecticut and shall be transferred to the department of war records of the State Library. The state commander of said department shall report biennially to the General Assembly upon all such matters concerning said organization as he deems of interest to the citizens of the state.(b) Said commissioner shall provide and maintain in a building owned by the state a suitable room or rooms for the use of said department, together with suitable equipment and supplies therefor.(c) Appropriations for this purpose shall not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars annually.(1949 Rev., S. 2949; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 97, 110; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200.)History: P.A. 77-614 substituted “commissioner of administrative services” for “public works commissioner”; P.A. 87-496 substituted “public works” for “administrative services” commissioner in Subsec. (a); pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Works” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Construction Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-247, “Commissioner of Construction Services” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Administrative Services” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 27-134 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-134 - Copies of statutes for veterans' organizations.

 The Secretary of the State shall, upon request, provide each established veterans' organization occupying office space furnished by the state in the city of Hartford with an annotated copy of the revised statutes and any supplements thereto.(1953, S. 1646d; P.A. 11-150, S. 14.)History: P.A. 11-150 added “upon request”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 27-136 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-136 - Powers of attorney granted by persons in armed forces.

 No person who acts under a power of attorney of a principal in the armed forces of the United States, or of a principal whose duties in connection with any service in which the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, are engaged involve his or her absence from this country, shall be liable for any such act on the ground that such principal was not alive when such act was performed if such act was performed in good faith and without knowledge of the death of the principal. All such acts shall have the same force and effect upon title and in all other respects as though the principal were alive.(1949 Rev., S. 7128; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 41; P.A. 15-246, S. 2; P.A. 18-72, S. 11.)History: P.A. 15-246 made a technical change; P.A. 18-72 made a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 27-137 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-137 - Acknowledgments by persons serving in armed forces and spouses.

 In addition to the acknowledgment of instruments in the manner and form otherwise authorized by law, any person serving in or with the armed forces of the United States and his or her spouse, may acknowledge any such instrument before any officer in active service in the armed forces of the United States with the rank of second lieutenant or higher in the Army or Marine Corps, or ensign or higher in the Navy or Coast Guard. No such instrument shall be rendered invalid by failure to state therein the place of execution or acknowledgment. No authentication of such officer's certificate of acknowledgment shall be required, but he shall endorse thereon his rank and the command to which he is attached.(1949 Rev., S. 7129; P.A. 75-195.)History: P.A. 75-195 added application of section to “his or her spouse”.See Sec. 1-38 re form of acknowledgment of instrument by person in armed forces.
CT Gen Stat § 27-138a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-138a - Availability of regulations of fund, bylaws of American Legion and applications for aid from fund.

 The administrator of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund shall make available: (1) Online, a copy of the regulations of the fund and the bylaws of the American Legion, and (2) at each town clerk's office, applications for aid from the fund.(1969, P.A. 347, S. 2; P.A. 97-47, S. 51; P.A. 07-187, S. 3; P.A. 14-217, S. 58.)History: P.A. 97-47 substituted “trustee” for “board of trustees”; (Revisor's note: In 2005 the Revisors editorially deleted the apostrophe from “Marines” in name of fund); P.A. 07-187 substituted “treasurer of the American Legion as administrator” for “trustee”, “may make” for “shall make” and “the” for “said”, effective June 6, 2007; P.A. 14-217 deleted reference to treasurer of American Legion as administrator of fund, replaced “may” with “shall”, added provisions re fund administrator to make regulations of fund and bylaws of American Legion available online, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 27-138b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-138b - Hearing on denial of aid.

 Any applicant denied aid under section 27-140 shall be given written notice by registered mail by the administrator of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund stating the reasons for such denial. The applicant may, within fifteen days of the date of the mailing of such notice, make a request in writing by registered mail directed to the administrator for a hearing on such denial. The administrator shall notify the applicant in writing, within five days of the receipt of the request, of the place and date of hearing, which hearing shall be held not less than thirty days from the date of mailing of the notice. The hearing may be conducted by the administrator or by a hearing officer appointed by the administrator in writing. The applicant shall be entitled to be represented by counsel and a transcript or audio or audiovisual recording of the hearing shall be made by the administrator. If the hearing is conducted by a hearing officer, he shall state his findings and make recommendation to the administrator on the issue of the denial of the application. The administrator, based upon such findings and recommendations of the hearing officer, or after a hearing conducted by him, shall render a decision in writing denying the application or granting it in accordance with the regulations of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund. A copy of such decision shall be sent by registered mail to the applicant. An applicant aggrieved by said decision may appeal therefrom as provided in section 27-138c.(1969, P.A. 347, S. 3; P.A. 14-217, S. 59.)History: (Revisor's note: In 2005 the Revisors editorially deleted the apostrophe from “Marines” in name of fund); P.A. 14-217 changed time period to request hearing from 10 days to 15 days and added provisions re administrator to make transcript or audio or audiovisual recording of hearing, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 27-138c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-138c - Appeal.

 Any person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator rendered under section 27-138b may appeal such decision to a review board composed of no fewer than three members of the American Legion State Fund Commission as specified in the bylaws of the American Legion. All appeals taken pursuant to this section shall be based solely upon the record of the hearing conducted pursuant to section 27-138b. A person aggrieved by a decision of the review board may appeal to the Superior Court.(1969, P.A. 347, S. 4; P.A. 88-317, S. 31, 107; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 41, 55; P.A. 04-169, S. 15; P.A. 05-288, S. 125; P.A. 14-217, S. 60.)History: P.A. 88-317 added provision re appeal to superior court in accordance with chapter 54, effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12 transferred from the commandant to the commissioner the responsibility for sitting on the review board; P.A. 04-169 made technical changes, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 05-288 made technical changes, effective July 13, 2005; P.A. 14-217 replaced provision re review board composed of Adjutant General, Attorney General and Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs or designees with provision re review board composed of members of American Legion State Fund Commission as specified in bylaws and deleted provision re appeal pursuant to Ch. 54, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 27-138d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 27 - Armed Forces and Veterans|Chapter 506 - Veterans|Section 27-138d - Expenses incurred in connection with premises used by fund administrator.

 Section 27-138d is repealed, effective July 1, 2014.(P.A. 76-434, S. 10, 12; P.A. 14-217, S. 259.)