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2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3 - The California Military Families Financial Relief Act › Section 808.

808. (a) During the period specified in Section 800, the reservist may defer payments for leased vehicles without breach of the lease or the foreclosure or repossession of the vehicle. If a lender defers payments pursuant to this section, the lender shall extend the term of the lease by the amount of months the lease was deferred.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, “vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in Section 670 of the Vehicle Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 291, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3 - The California Military Families Financial Relief Act › Section 810.

810. In those instances where a financial obligation covered by this chapter is sold, any requirement to defer payments as specified in this chapter transfers to the purchaser of the obligation.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 291, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3 - The California Military Families Financial Relief Act › Section 811.

811. (a) The spouse or legal dependent, or both, of a reservist who is called to active duty, shall be entitled to the benefits accorded to a reservist under this chapter, provided that the reservist is eligible for the benefits.
(b) This chapter applies only to an obligation specified in this chapter that was incurred prior to the date that a reservist was called to his or her current period of active duty.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 20. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3 - The California Military Families Financial Relief Act › Section 812.

812. (a) A person violating any provision of this chapter shall be liable for actual damages, reasonable attorney’s fees, and costs incurred by the service member or other person entitled to the benefits and protections of this chapter.
(b) A service member or other person seeking to enforce rights pursuant to this chapter shall not be required to pay a filing fee or court costs.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 385, Sec. 12. (AB 2365) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3 - The California Military Families Financial Relief Act › Section 813.

813. (a) Any person who receives a good faith request from a service member for relief pursuant to this chapter and who believes the request is incomplete or otherwise not legally sufficient, or that the service member is not entitled to the relief requested, shall, within 30 days of the request, provide the service member with a written response acknowledging the request, setting forth the person’s basis for believing or asserting that the request is incomplete or not legally sufficient, or that the service member is not entitled to the relief requested. The response shall clearly identify the specific information or materials that are missing from the request and that would be required to grant the relief requested, and provide contact information, including a mailing address and telephone number, which the service member can use to contact the person.
(b) If the person fails to make such a response in the timeframe set forth in this section, the person waives any objection to the request, and the service member shall be entitled to the relief requested.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 21. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 820.

820. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005.”
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 345, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 821.

821. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Service member” means either of the following:
(1) A member of the militia, as defined in Section 120, called or ordered into military service pursuant to Section 143 or 146 or federal law.
(2) A member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined by Section 101 of Title 10 of the United States Code, who is ordered to active duty pursuant to federal law.
(b) “Military orders” means, with respect to a service member, official military orders, or any notification, certification, or verification from the service member’s commanding officer, with respect to the service member’s current or future military duty status.
(c) “Military service” means either of the following:
(1) Full-time active state service or full-time active federal service of a service member who is a member of the militia, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(2) Full-time active duty of a service member who is a reservist, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), for a period of no less than 30 consecutive days.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 22. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 822.

822. No county recorder in this state may impose a fee for the recordation of a power of attorney to act as the agent for a service member.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 23. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 823.

823. (a) Any service member who is in military service, or any spouse or legal dependent of that service member, may terminate, without penalty, a mobile telephony services contract that meets both of the following requirements:
(1) It is entered into on or after the effective date of this section.
(2) It is executed by or on behalf of the service member who is in military service, or by any spouse or legal dependent of that service member.
(b) Termination of the mobile telephony services contract shall not be effective until both of the following occur:
(1) Thirty days after the service member who is in military service or the spouse or legal dependent gives notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the intention to terminate the mobile telephony services contract, and provides a copy of the service member’s activation or deployment order and any other information that substantiates the duration of the service member’s military service.
(2) Unless the service member who is in military service, or any spouse or legal dependent of that service member, owns the mobile communication device, the mobile communication device is returned to the custody or control of the mobile telephony services company, or the service member who is in military service or the service member’s spouse or legal dependent agrees in writing to return the mobile communication device as soon as practicable after the military service is completed.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 345, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 823.5.

823.5. (a) No person or entity licensed under the Business and Professions Code, Corporations Code, Financial Code, or Insurance Code shall market financial services or products to a service member or former service member, or the spouse of a service member or former service member, in a misleading or deceptive manner that suggests any of the following:
(1) That the person or entity marketing the financial service or product is acting on behalf of one or more branches of the United States military or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) That the person or entity marketing the financial service or product is an affiliate of one or more branches of the United States military or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) That the financial service or product is being offered on behalf of one or more branches of the United States military or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) If a person who violates this section is licensed under any state licensing law, a violation of this section shall be deemed a violation of the laws under which that person is licensed.
(c) This section shall not apply to either of the following:
(1) Any bank as defined in Section 103 of the Financial Code.
(2) Any credit union as defined in Section 14002 of the Financial Code.
(d) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Service member” means a member of an active duty or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the active militia, as defined by Section 120.
(2) “Former service member” means a veteran as defined by Section 980.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 24. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 824.

824. (a) An institution shall, upon request, grant an academic leave of absence for military service to any student who is a member of the active militia, as defined by Section 120, or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined by Section 101 of Title 10 of the United States Code, who is ordered to active duty pursuant to Section 143 or 146 or federal law.
(b) If requested by a student granted an academic leave of absence for military service, not later than one year after the student’s release from military service, other than a dishonorable release, the institution in which the student is enrolled shall do one of the following, as elected by the student:
(1) The institution shall make arrangements to reasonably accommodate and assist the student so that he or she is able to meet any and all coursework requirements that he or she may have missed due to military service.
(2) The institution shall refund the tuition and fees paid by the student for the academic term in which the student is required to report for military service regardless of whether the student was called to military service before the academic term had commenced or after the academic term had commenced. The refund shall equal 100 percent of the tuition and fee charges the student paid the institution for the applicable academic term.
(c) If requested by a student granted an academic leave of absence for military service, not later than one year after the student’s release from military service, other than a dishonorable release, the institution shall restore the student to the educational status the student had attained prior to being called to military service without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition and other fees paid prior to the commencement of military service.
(d) If an institution fails to comply with this section, the student may bring an action against the institution to enforce its provisions in any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the student resides. If the student resides outside of this state, the action shall be brought in the court of the county in which the campus of the institution previously attended by the student is located. The court may award reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses if the student prevails in the action.
(e) The Legislature hereby requests that the University of California adopt policies similar to those set forth in this section.
(f) For purposes of this section, “institution” includes any public postsecondary educational institution and any private postsecondary educational institution, as defined in Section 94858 of the Education Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 25. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 825.

825. The State Bar of California shall waive the membership fees of any member who is a service member if all of the following requirements are met:
(a) The member was in good standing with the State Bar of California at the time the member enters into military service.
(b) The membership fees are for the period for which the service member is in military service.
(c) The service member, or the service member’s spouse, provides written notice to the State Bar of California that substantiates the service member’s military service.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 345, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 826.

826. (a) On or after the effective date of the act adding this chapter, any service member who terminates a motor vehicle lease pursuant to the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or pursuant to Section 409, shall be allowed by the lessor to make payment of any arrearages and other obligations that are due and unpaid at the time of termination of the lease in equal installments over a period equal to at least the period of military service.
(b) Any person who files or completes a notice, application, or certification of lien sale or certificate of repossession shall, as part of that document, state under penalty of perjury that the lien sale or repossession was conducted in accordance with the requirements of Sections 407, 408, 409.1, and 409.3, and with the requirements of Sections 3952, 3953, and 3958 of Title 50 of the United States Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 26. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 828.

828. The Military Department shall, to the extent reasonable and feasible, inform all members of the militia of the benefits and protections provided by this act, and of similar benefits and protections provided by any other law.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 345, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 829.

829. (a) A person violating any provision of this chapter shall be liable for actual damages, reasonable attorney’s fees, and costs incurred by the service member or other person entitled to the benefits and protections of this chapter.
(b) A service member or other person seeking to enforce rights pursuant to this chapter shall not be required to pay a filing fee or court costs.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 385, Sec. 13. (AB 2365) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.3 - California Military Families Financial Relief Act of 2005 › Section 830.

830. (a) Any person who receives a good faith request from a service member for relief pursuant to this chapter and who believes the request is incomplete or otherwise not legally sufficient, or that the service member is not entitled to the relief requested, shall, within 30 days of the request, provide the service member with a written response acknowledging the request, setting forth the person’s basis for believing or asserting that the request is incomplete or not legally sufficient, or that the service member is not entitled to the relief requested. The response shall clearly identify the specific information or materials that are missing from the request and that would be required to grant the relief requested, and provide contact information, including a mailing address and telephone number, which the service member can use to contact the person.
(b) If the person fails to make such a response in the timeframe set forth in this section, the person waives any objection to the request, and the service member shall be entitled to the relief requested.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 555, Sec. 28. (AB 3212) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.5 - California National Guard Surviving Spouses and Children Relief Act of 2004 › Section 850.

850. (a) The state shall pay a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) death benefit to the surviving spouse of, or a beneficiary designated by, any member of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia who dies or is killed after March 1, 2003, in the performance of duty.
(b) The Military Department shall determine if the death occurred in the performance of the member’s duty, and shall issue a certificate of benefit eligibility under this section within 20 days of application by the surviving spouse or a designated beneficiary.
(c) The state shall pay the death benefit within 10 days of the receipt of the certificate of benefit eligibility from the surviving spouse or a beneficiary designated by the service member.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 42. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.5 - California National Guard Surviving Spouses and Children Relief Act of 2004 › Section 851.

851. This chapter shall become operative upon the operative date of an appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of funding the payments of military benefits, as required by this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 547, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005. Note: This section prescribed conditions for operation of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 850), which were satisfied in Section 852, as added September 22, 2005, by Stats. 2005, Ch. 342.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.5 - California National Guard Surviving Spouses and Children Relief Act of 2004 › Section 852.

852. There is hereby appropriated the sum of one hundred thirty thousand dollars ($130,000) from the General Fund to the Military Department for the purpose of paying death benefits, as prescribed by this chapter, to the families of members of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia who have lost their lives in the performance of duty, as determined by the Military Department.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 43. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 3.6 - Nonassignability of Veterans Benefits › Section 870.

870. A person shall not advertise, offer, or enter into an agreement with a pension beneficiary that would involve an assignment of pension benefits that is prohibited by state or federal law.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 246, Sec. 2. (SB 386) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 890.

890. As used in this article:
(a) “Veterans” means (1) any person who served in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States and was killed in action or died as a result of war service in the World War since April 6, 1917; (2) any member of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard or Marine Corps of the United States, or any of their auxiliaries, including, but not limited to, the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Regular Scouts (“Old Scouts”), and the Special Philippine Scouts (“New Scouts”), who was killed in action in World War II on or after December 7, 1941, and prior to January 1, 1947, or who died at any time as a result of war service during such period; (3) any member of the armed forces of the United States who was killed in action during any period of hostilities in which the United States is engaged, or who died or was totally disabled at any time as a result of active service during any such period or during the induction period; or (4) any person who, at the time of entry into the armed forces of the United States was a resident of this state and was subsequently declared by the United States government to be missing in action, captured in the line of duty by hostile forces, or forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government or power.
(b) “Dependent of a veteran” means the natural or adopted child of a veteran, or stepchild of a veteran as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation purposes, the unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran, or the spouse of a totally disabled veteran.
(c) “Induction period” means (1) the period beginning September 16, 1940, and ending December 6, 1941, and the period beginning January 1, 1947, and ending June 26, 1950, and (2) the period beginning on February 1, 1955, and ending on the day before the first day thereafter on which individuals (other than individuals liable for induction by reason of a prior deferment) are no longer liable for induction for training and service into the armed forces under the Universal Military Training and Service Act.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 768, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 890.3.

890.3. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, on or after January 1, 2001, a claimant is not ineligible for a disabled veterans’ benefit for lack of certification of disability of the veteran with respect to whom the benefit is sought, if there is a currently pending application to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) for certification of disability for that veteran and the subsequently received certification qualifies the veteran for the benefit. An entity of state government, or any political subdivision thereof, to which a claim for a disabled veterans’ benefit is made, shall require the claimant to provide written verification that an application had been pending with the USDVA at the time the claim for the disabled veterans’ benefit is submitted.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “disabled veterans benefit” means an exemption, privilege, service, or other legal benefit that is provided pursuant to law by the state, or a political subdivision thereof, exclusively to a disabled veteran, or his or her surviving spouse, parent, or child.
(b) (1) For purposes of applying the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption set forth in Section 205.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, any amount of tax, including any interest or penalty thereon, levied upon that portion of the assessed value of real property that would have been exempt if the veteran’s pending application for certification of disability had been finalized, shall be canceled or refunded if both of the following conditions are met:
(A) The certification is received and is forwarded to the county assessor.
(B) A return is made as required by Section 277 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(2) Any refund issued pursuant to this subdivision is subject to the limitations periods for refunds set forth in Section 5097 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 656, Sec. 2. (SB 1113) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 891.

891. (a) A dependent of a veteran applying for aid under this article shall be over 14 years of age or shall have entered the ninth grade, and shall be a native of or shall have lived in this state for five of the nine years immediately preceding the date that the application is filed.
(b) Any dependent of a veteran who has attained eligibility pursuant to this article while under 21 years of age may continue to receive the benefits of this article until the needed training is completed or until he or she attains the age of 27 years, whatever first occurs.
(c) The eligibility limitations of subdivision (b) shall not apply to the spouse or dependent widow of a veteran. However, the spouse or dependent widow of a veteran shall be limited to not more than 48 months, of full-time training, or the equivalent thereof in part-time training.
(d) Notwithstanding the eligibility limitations of subdivision (b), a dependent who has honorably served in the Armed Forces of the United States may be granted an extension of training through the age of 30 years.
(e) The eligibility limitations of subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to the dependent of a veteran as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 890.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 822, Sec. 1) by Stats. 1999, Ch. 404, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 892.

892. A dependent of a veteran who desires to continue his education may apply to the department. If in the opinion of the department the educational needs of the applicant can be satisfactorily met in educational institutions in this State or elsewhere, the department shall assume state wardship over the education of the applicant. The department may provide educational counsel for applicants and assist them in securing admission to suitable institutions of learning. Tuition may be paid at private schools only when suitable opportunity is not available in public or semipublic institutions.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1031.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 893.

893. The department, insofar as funds permit, may provide:
(a) For the payment of tuition and other fees.
(b) For the monthly payment of an allowance for books, supplies and living expenses of the student. Qualified applicants may claim their first monthly allowance upon completion of school registration and the department is authorized to establish a revolving fund if necessary to expedite payment.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1031.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 894.

894. For students of collegiate, community college, business and trade school rank, the amount expended by the department as an allowance for living expenses shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month. Dependents enrolled in the fifth year of any course requiring five years may be considered to be at the undergraduate level. For students of high school rank, the amount shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) per month during the time the student is in actual attendance at a day school. Absence during the month on account of illness shall be included as attendance.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 44, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 895.

895. For tuition and fees:
(a) The amount expended on account of any one applicant of undergraduate, collegiate, community college, business, or trade school rank under this article shall not exceed the maximum rate authorized for the regular school year under Section 69566 of the Education Code and not to exceed one-third more for students pursuing a summer session or full year course.
(b) For students of high school rank, the sum shall not exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450) a year for students pursuing a regular course and five hundred fifty dollars ($550) a year for students pursuing a summer session or full year course.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 44, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 896.

896. The department shall consider applications in the order in which they are received. If the funds available are insufficient to meet the obligations which would arise from the guardianship of all worthy applicants, the department shall assume wardship over the applicants who are most urgently in need of further education, taking into consideration both scholastic achievement and financial need.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1031.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 896.1.

896.1. No dependent of a veteran, as defined in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 890, shall be eligible to receive the benefits of this article during the time that he is entitled to receive federal educational benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, as amended, or duplicate assistance from any other government source.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 884.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 896.3.

896.3. Upon application to the department by a dependent of a veteran as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 890, the department shall reimburse such person for the costs of tuition and fees incurred by such person at a public or private educational institution in the amount provided for in Section 895.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 884.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 896.4.

896.4. Any person who is reimbursed by the department for tuition and fees or on whose account the department has paid tuition and fees, shall not at the same time be eligible for any other allowances provided for in this article if, at such time, such person is also therefor entitled to receive educational assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, as amended, or duplicate assistance from any other government source.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 884.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 898.

898. The sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is hereby annually appropriated from the receipts heretofore or hereafter collected under the provisions of Chapter 5, Statutes of 1938, or any other act under which oil royalties are or may be collected, other than those receipts received from rents, bonuses, and royalties accruing from the use of state school land, to carry out the purposes of this article. Such amount shall annually be paid into the General Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1744.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 4 - Educational Assistance › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Dependents › Section 899.

899. The department may, for the purposes of this article, draw upon its appropriation for educational assistance to veterans under Section 981 to 981.8 of the Military and Veterans Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1031.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 920.

920. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, “veteran” means a person who has been honorably discharged from the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, United States Space Force, the Merchant Marine, or the American Red Cross, and who has served in any war.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 379, Sec. 16. (AB 1715) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 921.

921. The board of supervisors of any county may grant financial assistance, relief, and support to indigent veterans. Such assistance, relief, and support shall be administered through and by any military, naval, or marine organization created for the purpose of aiding, relieving and supporting such veterans under the terms and conditions set forth in this article.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 922.

922. Any organization desiring to assist indigent veterans shall first file with the board of supervisors of the county in which it is operating or intending to operate, a verified statement setting forth the following:
(a) Name, objects, and purposes of the organization. One of the purposes shall be that mentioned in section 921.
(b) Date of organization.
(c) Names and addresses of officers and relief committee.
(d) Name and address of the treasurer or financial officer in charge of the receipt and disbursement of funds.
(e) Number of members.
(f) Financial condition, showing total assets and liabilities.
(g) That financial assistance for indigent veterans to be administered in accordance with the provisions of this article will be requested.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 923.

923. Upon the filing of the statement the board of supervisors shall set a day for its consideration not more than ten days after the date of filing. At least five days’ notice of the hearing shall be given by mail to the clerk or secretary of the organization.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 924.

924. On the day set, the board of supervisors shall, after hearing any evidence presented, determine by resolution entered upon its minutes whether the organization is qualified to carry out this article. The resolution shall be effective for a period of one year only and may be revoked at any time.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 925.

925. (a) No money shall be transferred to any person under this article except to the treasurer or financial officer whose name is given in the statement required by Section 922.
(b) The treasurer or financial officer shall, before receiving any money hereunder, file with the board of supervisors a bond or undertaking in an amount fixed by the board of supervisors. The bond shall inure to the benefit of the county and shall be conditioned upon the faithful and honest administration of the funds intrusted to the officer.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 314.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 926.

926. Upon receipt of a request from any organization qualified under this article, giving the names of all indigent veterans for whom relief is desired, together with the branch of service, division, regiment, and company, or other unit or designation by which each of such veterans may be identified, and a further statement that the circumstances of each of such veterans has been personally investigated by the relief committee of the organization, and that each is in all respects worthy and entitled to relief hereunder, the board of supervisors may direct the county auditor to draw his warrant upon the county treasurer for the amount specified in the request, or a lesser amount. Such warrant shall be delivered to the treasurer or financial officer of the organization.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 927.

927. All money paid out by any county under this article shall be used by the organization receiving it exclusively for the relief of indigent veterans and no part of it shall ever be used for administration or overhead expenses.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 928.

928. The indigent and dependent widow, minor child, father, or mother of any indigent veteran may be granted relief by the organization out of the money available under this article.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 929.

929. The necessary expenses, not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350), for burial or cremation of any indigent veteran may be paid out of the money available under this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 380, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 930.

930. The money necessary to carry out this article may be taken from the general fund of the county.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 380, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1 - Indigent Veterans › Section 931.

931. Any municipal corporation may extend assistance to any organization under this article. In such case all proceedings required to be had before the board of supervisors of the county shall be had before the legislative body of the city. The words “board of supervisors,” “county,” “county auditor” and “county treasurer” wherever used in this article shall mean “legislative body,” “city,” “city auditor” and “city treasurer.”
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 1.5 - Disabled Veterans › Section 935.

935. The governing board of any county may grant financial assistance, relief, and support to a disabled veteran, as defined in Section 999.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 113. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 940.

940. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, “veteran” means a person honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States, including, but not limited to, the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Regular Scouts (“Old Scouts”), and the Special Philippine Scouts (“New Scouts”).
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 768, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 940.5.

940.5. As used in this article, the terms “burial” and “interment” include cremation, except that the election of the form of interment as between burial and cremation shall be made pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 134, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 941.

941. This article shall not apply to soldiers, sailors, or marines who die in the national or State soldiers’ homes in this State.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 942.

942. The board of supervisors of each county shall designate an honorably discharged veteran of the United States military or a member of a veterans’ remains organization, as defined in Section 951, who shall cause to be decently interred the body of any veteran or spouse or eligible dependent of a veteran as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation purposes who dies in the county. This section shall apply to all indigent, abandoned, or unclaimed veterans and dependents of veterans, including those deceased veterans and dependents of veterans without sufficient means to defray the expenses of burial, other than moneys paid or due and payable by the United States, pursuant to the World War Adjusted Compensation Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 189, Sec. 2. (AB 1644) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 943.

943. Such burial shall not be made in any cemetery or burial ground, or any portion thereof, used exclusively for the burial of the pauper dead.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 944.

944. In the event a deceased veteran or a widow of a veteran has been interred other than by the person designated by the board of supervisors, the person so designated may pay the sum of three hundred fifty dollars ($350) toward the burial expenses of the person who would have been entitled to interment by the person designated by the supervisors.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 380, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 945.

945. The expenses to the county of each burial or contribution shall not exceed the sum of three hundred fifty dollars ($350). Claims therefor are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 380, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 946.

946. Such claims shall be paid by the county in which the veteran or widow dies. If the decedent was a resident of any other county than the one paying the claim, the county of the decedent’s residence shall refund the money advanced by the county where such person died. Such claims shall be audited and paid by the county as other accounts.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 947.

947. The person appointed under section 942, before he assumes the charge and expenses of any burial, shall first satisfy himself by a careful inquiry into and examination of all the circumstances in the case that the family of the decedent, if any, residing in the county, is unable for want of means to defray the expenses of the burial. If he finds such inability he shall cause the decedent to be buried as provided in this article. He shall immediately report his action to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county, stating all the facts and that he found the family of the decedent in indigent circumstances and unable to pay the expenses of the burial. He shall also report the name, rank, and command of the veteran, the date of death, place of burial, occupation, and an itemized statement of the expenses of such burial.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 948.

948. The clerk of the board of supervisors, upon receiving the report and statement of expenses, shall transcribe in a book kept for that purpose all the facts contained in the report respecting such decedent. The clerk, upon the burial of any honorably discharged soldier, sailor, or marine, shall make application to the proper authorities of the United States, for a suitable headstone, as provided by act of Congress, and cause the same to be placed at the head of the grave of such soldier, sailor, or marine. The expenses shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) for cartage and properly setting each stone.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 603.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 949.

949. The board of supervisors shall perpetually maintain the grave of any such honorably discharged soldier, sailor, or marine. The expenses thus incurred shall be audited and paid as provided in section 946 for burial expenses.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 950.

950. The person appointed under section 942 shall receive no compensation for any duties he may perform in compliance with this article.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 951.

951. (a) “Veteran status information” means the data required by the Department of Veterans Affairs to verify the status of a decedent as either a veteran or the dependent of a veteran for purposes of eligibility for burial in a national or state cemetery, including the person’s name, service number, social security number, date of birth, date of death, place of birth, branch of the service, and military rank.
(b) “Veterans’ remains organization” means any entity recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Personnel Records Center as an organization authorized to verify and inter unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans, including a member or employee of that entity.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 186, Sec. 3. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 5 - Local Aid › ARTICLE 2 - Burial of Veterans and Veterans Dependents › Section 951.5.

951.5. The public administrator of the county shall make every reasonable effort to determine if the unclaimed remains of a decedent referred to the public administrator belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran. If there is reason to believe that the remains belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran, the public administrator shall work with the county veteran service officer, a national veterans cemetery, the United States Social Security Administration, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or other applicable entity to determine if the remains belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 722, Sec. 2. (AB 1806) Effective January 1, 2013.)