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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-85. Veterans Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Support Fund established.

(A)(1) There is established and created in the State Treasury a fund separate and distinct from the general fund of the State and all other funds entitled the "Veterans Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Support Fund". The fund's exclusive purpose is to help offset the costs paid by South Carolina chapters of congressionally chartered veterans service organizations that provide well-equipped and properly trained honor guard burial details at the funerals of qualifying South Carolina veterans.
(2) Revenues of the fund may include gifts, grants, federal funds, or donations made to the fund, regardless of source, and amounts as may be appropriated to the fund by the General Assembly. Money deposited in the fund must be disbursed by the State Treasurer upon the warrant of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs or his representative. Earnings on this fund must be credited to it, and a balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not lapse to the general fund of the State, but is instead carried forward in the fund to the succeeding fiscal year to be used for the same purposes. The fund is not subject to midyear budget reductions, and disbursements awarded may not at any time exceed the fund balance at the time of the grant.
(B) Upon request by a South Carolina chapter of a congressionally chartered veterans service organization that provided an honor guard burial detail at the funeral of a qualifying South Carolina veteran, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs or his representative may authorize a disbursement from the fund, in an amount not less than fifty dollars, but not exceeding the per funeral cap established annually by the secretary, for the purposes described in this section. Pursuant to his authority provided for in Section 25-11-20(D), the Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs may promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) "Veteran" means a person who has:
(a) served on active duty in the uniformed military services of the United States;
(b) served on active duty in the National Guard or any organized state militia; or
(c) served in the reserve components of the uniformed military services of the United States on active duty; and
(d) was released from this service other than by dishonorable discharge.
(2) "Veterans service organization" means an association, corporation, or other entity that qualifies under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) or Section 501(c)(19) as a tax exempt organization, a federally chartered veterans service corporation, or a veterans' affairs office or agency established by state law. This term also includes a member or employee of any such entity.
HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 225 (S.968), Section 1, eff June 17, 2022.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-320. South Carolina Military Family Relief Fund established; donations; awarding grants.

There is established in the State Treasury a fund separate and distinct from the general fund of the State and all other funds entitled the South Carolina Military Family Relief Fund. Earnings on this fund must be credited to it and a balance in the fund at the end of a fiscal year does not lapse to the general fund of the State but is instead carried forward in the fund to the succeeding fiscal year and used for the same purposes. The fund is not subject to mid-year budget reductions. Revenues of the fund include amounts donated to it pursuant to the state individual income tax return as provided in Section 12-6-5060, other grants or donations made to the fund, regardless of source, and amounts as may be appropriated to the fund by the General Assembly. The department may award grants from the fund in the manner and for the purposes provided in this article. Grants awarded may not at any time exceed the fund balance at the time of the grant.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 308, Section 1.B; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, in the fifth sentence, substituted "The department" for "The division".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-330. Intent of article; types of payments.

(A) The intent of this article is to provide an opportunity on standard individual income tax forms to allow individual taxpayers and other donors to contribute to the South Carolina Military Family Relief Fund, and to provide the department the authority to award grants from the fund to families of South Carolina National Guard members or other Reserve component members, to include the Army Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Naval Reserve, Air Force Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve, and including National Guard members of other states, who are South Carolina residents and were called to active military service as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
(B) The grants must be in the form of three types of payments:
(1) payments based on the need of the member or the member's family as determined eligible under Section 25-11-340;
(2) payments based on the member's status as a member of the South Carolina National Guard or other Reserve component, made to the member or the member's family as determined eligible under Section 25-11-350;
(3) payments to the member's next of kin as determined eligible under Section 25-11-360.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 308, Section 1.B; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, inserted the (A) and (B) identifiers; and in (A), substituted "department" for "division".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-370. Need payment conditions and restrictions.

(A) Payments to a South Carolina National Guard or Reserve component member's family pursuant to Section 25-11-340 may not exceed two thousand dollars, to include any amounts paid pursuant to provisions of Section 25-11-380 during a state fiscal year.
(B) If a grant payment is to be used for the purpose of payments for food, housing, utilities, medical services or medical prescriptions, it may be noted on the application.
(C) No additional applications from a member or a member's family may be accepted within one hundred eighty days from receipt of any prior applications.
(D) All grants must be paid directly to the applicant. Payments must not be made directly to creditors.
(E) The department may waive the requirements in subsections (A) and (C) of this section upon a written request indicating the circumstances justifying the waiver. The department may use discretion in granting or denying these requests. However, in no event may payments authorized pursuant to this section exceed three thousand dollars during any state fiscal year.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 308, Section 1.B; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, in (E), in the first and second sentences, substituted "The department" for "The division".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-380. Military status grant conditions and restrictions.

(A) All grants pursuant to Section 25-11-350 must be a flat rate of five hundred dollars unless the number of requests and fund balance necessitate a lesser amount as determined by the department.
(B) South Carolina National Guard or Reserve component members' families may receive a grant only one time in each fiscal year and only one time for each active duty order.
(C) All grants must be paid directly to the applicant. Payments must not be made directly to creditors.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 308, Section 1.B; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, in (A), substituted "department" for "division" at the end.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-390. Active duty injury or death grant conditions and restrictions.

(A) All grants pursuant to Section 25-11-360 must be a flat rate of one thousand dollars unless the number of requests and fund balance necessitate a lesser amount as determined by the department.
(B) South Carolina National Guard or Reserve component members or next of kin may receive a grant only one time for each active duty order.
(C) All grants must be paid directly to the applicant. Payments must not be made directly to creditors.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 308, Section 1.B; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, in (A), substituted "department" for "division" at the end.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-520. Eligibility.

(A) The department, in consultation with the Adjutant General, shall determine eligibility for the medal. For any person qualifying for the medal pursuant to Section 25-11-510(3), the secretary shall determine eligibility on a case by case basis. There is no required period of captivity; however, the secretary and the Adjutant General shall compare such cases to those under which persons have generally been held captive by enemy forces during periods of armed conflict.
(B) The department may require a copy of DD Form 214 or WD Form 53 and any other information necessary to determine eligibility.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 233 (S.1173), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, in (A), in the first sentence, substituted "The department" for "The South Carolina Division of Veterans' Affairs", in the second sentence, substituted "secretary" for "Director of the Division of Veterans' Affairs", and in the third sentence, substituted "secretary" for "director"; and in (B), substituted "The department" for "The Division of Veterans' Affairs".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-530. Ineligibility.

Any person convicted by a United States military tribunal of misconduct or a criminal charge or whose discharge is less than honorable based on actions while a POW is ineligible for the medal. Any POW whose conduct was not in accord with the Code of Conduct and whose actions are documented by United States military records, is ineligible for the medal. Resolution of questionable cases shall be the responsibility of the secretary, in consultation with the Adjutant General.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 233 (S.1173), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, in the third sentence, substituted "secretary" for "Director of the Division of Veterans' Affairs".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-540. Limit of one medal per person.

No person may be awarded more than one South Carolina POW Medal.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 233 (S.1173), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-550. Award to deceased person or person absent as a prisoner of war.

The medal may be awarded for a deceased person or a person absent as a prisoner of war and presented to the person's next of kin.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 233 (S.1173), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, reenacted the section with no apparent change.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-560. Plan to accept nominations.

The department must develop and implement a plan to accept nominations for the medal.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 233 (S.1173), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, substituted "The department" for "The Division of Veterans' Affairs".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-570. Design and appearance; South Carolina Prisoner of War Medal Fund.

(A) The Adjutant General, in consultation with the secretary, shall develop the appropriate design and appearance of the medal and a ribbon to be worn in lieu of the medal. However, nothing in this section requires the secretary or the Adjutant General to provide or pay for the medal, ribbon, or its design.
(B) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the South Carolina Prisoner of War Medal Fund for the sole purpose of receipt and disbursement of donated funds from the public to be used in the design, production, purchasing, and presentation of the South Carolina Prisoner of War Medal as administered by the secretary, in consultation with the Adjutant General. The department, or the Adjutant General, shall remit all funds donated to the South Carolina Prisoner of War Medal Fund to the Office of State Treasurer for deposit and disbursement.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 233 (S.1173), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014; 2019 Act No. 26 (H.3438), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
Editor's Note
2019 Act No. 26, Section 4, provides as follows:
"SECTION 4. (A) All classified or unclassified personnel employed by these offices on the effective date of this act, either by contract or by employment at will, shall become employees of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, with the same compensation, classification, and grade level, as applicable. The Department of Administration shall cause all necessary actions to be taken to accomplish this transfer in accordance with state laws and regulations.
"(B) Regulations promulgated by the Division of Veterans' Affairs as it formerly existed under the Department of Administration are continued and are considered to be promulgated by the newly created Department of Veterans' Affairs.
"(C) The Code Commissioner is directed to change or correct all references to Division of Veterans' Affairs within the Department of Administration in the 1976 Code, to reflect the transfer of it to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. References to the Division of Veterans' Affairs in the 1976 Code or other provisions of law are considered to be and must be construed to mean appropriate reference to the Department of Veterans' Affairs. This authority shall not be construed to remove any authority from the Department of Administration for approval of statewide policies, procedures, regulations, rates and fees, or specific actions requiring Department of Administration approval."
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 26, Section 3, in (A), in the first and second sentences, substituted "secretary" for "Director of the Division of Veterans' Affairs"; and in (B), in the first sentence, substituted "secretary" for "Director of the South Carolina Division of Veterans' Affairs", and in the second sentence, substituted "The department" for "The Office of the South Carolina Division of Veterans' Affairs.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-710. South Carolina veterans homes.

For effective date of section, see Editor's Note.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs, in mutual agreement with the authorities of the United States Veterans Administration, may establish and operate South Carolina veterans homes to provide treatment for South Carolina veterans who require long-term nursing care. The Department of Veterans' Affairs is designated as the agency of the State to apply for and to accept gifts, grants, and other contributions from the federal government or from any other governmental unit for the operation and construction of South Carolina veterans homes. The Department of Veterans' Affairs may consult with the Department of Public Health and the Office of the Governor concerning the policies, management, and operation of the South Carolina veterans homes.
HISTORY: 2023 Act No. 60 (S.399), Section 8, eff July 1, 2024 and July 1, 2025.
Editor's Note
2023 Act No. 60, Section 16, provides as follows:
"SECTION 16. The provisions contained in SECTION 8 of this act relating to South Carolina Veterans Homes go into effect on July 1, 2024, for the veterans homes for which the Department of Mental Health has a service contract with a third-party provider as of May 1, 2023. The provisions contained in SECTION 8 of this act relating to South Carolina Veterans Homes go into effect on July 1, 2025, for the veterans homes for which the Department of Mental Health does not have a service contract with a third-party provider as of May 1, 2023."
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 11 - Department Of Veterans' Affairs › Section 25-11-720. "South Carolina veterans" defined.

Section effective July 1, 2024.
For the purpose of Section 25-11-710, "South Carolina veterans" means any ex service South Carolina citizen who was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions and who served in any branch of the military or naval service of the United States.
HISTORY: 2023 Act No. 60 (S.399), Section 8, eff July 1, 2024.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 12 - Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains › Section 25-12-10. Disposal of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran.

The unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran as defined in this chapter may be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 160, Section 1, reenacted this section with no apparent change.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 12 - Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains › Section 25-12-20. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "Veteran" means a person who has:
(a) served on active duty in the uniformed military services of the United States;
(b) served on active duty in the National Guard or any organized state militia; or
(c) served in the reserve components of the uniformed military services of the United States on active duty; and
(d) was released from this service other than by dishonorable discharge.
(2) "Veterans service organization" means an association, corporation, or other entity that qualifies under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) or Section 501(c)(19) as a tax exempt organization, a federally chartered veterans' service corporation, or a veterans' affairs office or agency established by state law. This term also includes a member or employee of any such entity.
(3) "National cemetery" means a cemetery under the control of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.
(4) "Disposition" means disposal of cremated remains by placement in a tomb, mausoleum, crypt, columbarium, or by burial in a cemetery. For purposes of this chapter, "disposition" does not include the scattering of cremated remains.
(5) "Funeral home", "funeral establishment", and "mortuary" means as defined in Section 40-19-20.
(6) "Coroner" means the person defined in Section 17-5-5(3).
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 160, Section 1, added subsection (6), definition of "Coroner", and made other nonsubstantive changes.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 12 - Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains › Section 25-12-30. Authority of coroner or manager of funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary.

A coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary, which has held in its possession cremated remains for more than one hundred twenty days from the date of cremation, may determine, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if the cremated remains are those of a veteran, and if so, may dispose of those remains as provided in this chapter.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 160, Section 1, inserted "coroner or a".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 12 - Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains › Section 25-12-40. Sharing information; discharge of liability.

(A) Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall prevent a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary from sharing information with the Veterans Administration, a veterans' service agency or veterans' affairs office, a veterans' service organization, a national cemetery, or state or local veterans' cemetery for the purpose of determining whether the cremated remains are those of a veteran.
(B) A coroner or a funeral home, funeral establishment, mortuary, and any manager of them is discharged from any legal obligations or liability with regard to releasing or sharing information with the Veterans Administration, a veterans' service agency or veterans' affairs office, a veterans' service organization, a national cemetery, or state or local veterans' cemetery pursuant to this chapter in regard to determining if a person's cremated remains are those of a veteran.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 160, Section 1, in subsections (A) and (B), inserted "coroner or a".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 12 - Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains › Section 25-12-50. Disposition of remains.

(A) If a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary ascertains the cremated remains in its possession are those of a veteran, and they have not been instructed by the person in control of the disposition of the decedent's remains to arrange for the final disposal or delivery of the cremated remains, the coroner or the manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary may dispose of the cremated remains in the manner provided in this chapter or relinquish possession of the cremated remains to a veterans' service organization.
(B) The disposition of the cremated remains must be made in a national cemetery, a state or local veterans' cemetery, a section of a cemetery corporation where veterans are memorialized by a veteran's marker, a veterans' section of a cemetery corporation, or a veterans' cemetery if the deceased veteran is eligible for interment in such a manner.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 160, Section 1, in subsection (A), twice inserted reference to the coroner.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 12 - Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains › Section 25-12-60. Liability for costs or damages.

The veterans' service organization, coroner, funeral home, funeral establishment, mortuary, and any manager of them, upon disposing of cremated remains in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, must be held harmless for any costs or damages, except if there is gross negligence or wilful misconduct, and is discharged from any legal obligation or liability concerning the cremated remains.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 160, Section 1, inserted "coroner,".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 12 - Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains › Section 25-12-70. Reimbursement by estate.

The estate of the decedent is responsible for reimbursing a veterans' service organization, coroner, funeral home, funeral establishment, mortuary, and any manager of them for all reasonable expenses incurred in relation to the disposition of the cremated remains.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 160, Section 1, inserted "coroner,".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 12 - Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains › Section 25-12-80. Records.

A coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary shall establish and maintain a record identifying the veterans' service organization receiving the cremated remains.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 160, Section 1, inserted "coroner or a".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 12 - Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains › Section 25-12-90. Limitation of duty.

Nothing in this chapter requires a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary to determine or seek others to determine that an individual's cremated remains are those of a veteran if the manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary was informed by the person in control of the remains that the individual was not a veteran, or to relinquish possession of the cremated remains to a veterans' service organization if the manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary was instructed by a person in control of the remains, or had a reasonable belief, that the decedent did not desire any funeral or burial related services or ceremonies recognizing the decedent's service as a veteran.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, Section 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 160, Section 1, inserted "coroner or a".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-10. Honor roll.

There is hereby created an honor roll of former Confederate soldiers, sailors and others who, in the Confederate States Army or Navy or in the State militia performed actual services in the Confederate States Army or Navy, who did not desert the services of this State or the Confederate States and who were residents of this State and of the widows of former soldiers, sailors and others who have attained the age of forty-five years, were married prior to December 31, 1920 or at least ten years prior to the death of such soldiers, sailors or other such persons to whom they were married and who are residents of this State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-551; 1952 Code Section 44-551; 1942 Code Sections 4978, 4982; 1932 Code Sections 4978, 4982; 1929 (36) 138, 176; 1930 (36) 1227.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-20. Boards of honor.

The board of honor in each of the several counties of the State shall consist of the clerk of court, the probate judge and the county auditor.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-552; 1952 Code Section 44-552; 1942 Code Section 4981; 1932 Code Section 4981; 1929 (36) 176.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-30. Duties of county boards of honor; compensation.

Such county boards shall report to the Comptroller General of the State between January first and January fifteenth of each year a complete list of all bona fide pensioners for that year, such list to contain the names and addresses of pensioners and the names of their deceased husbands. The decision of the county board of honor in granting or refusing enrollment shall be final. The members of the county board of honor shall be paid two dollars per day for not more than five days in each year and be reimbursed for all necessary and proper postage and advertising, and ten cents per mile for each mile actually traveled in the discharge of their duties.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-553; 1952 Code Section 44-553; 1942 Code Section 4981; 1932 Code Section 4981; 1929 (36) 176.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-40. Duties of judge of probate.

The judge of probate in each county shall be the clerk of the board of honor in his county and he shall disburse all amounts sent to him by the Comptroller General for those on the honor roll, for the county board or otherwise. He shall receive for his services twenty-five cents for each disbursement under this chapter. He shall keep a complete list of all enrolled and the amount paid or payable to each and shall take receipts from the pensioner for all such payments. In the event of the death of one enrolled he shall pay the decedent's allotment to the one paying her funeral expenses.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-554; 1952 Code Section 44-554; 1942 Code Section 4981; 1932 Code Section 4981; 1929 (36) 176.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-50. Applications.

All applications for enrollment on the honor roll from year to year shall be made to the board of honor in the county in which the applicant resides.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-555; 1952 Code Section 44-555; 1942 Code Section 4980; 1932 Code Section 4980; 1929 (36) 176.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-60. Proof required of widows.

It shall be sufficient to entitle the widow of a Confederate veteran to a pension as the widow of such veteran if such widow prove her relationship and (a) that she was living with her husband as his faithful wife at the time of his death, that the reason for not living with him was caused by no fault of hers or (b) that she had been married to such veteran ten years prior to his death. But the uncorroborated testimony of the widow shall not be sufficient proof of such facts.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-556; 1952 Code Section 44-556; 1942 Code Section 4982; 1932 Code Section 4983; 1929 (36) 138, 176.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-70. Director of South Carolina Department of Archives and History shall furnish information.

The Director of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History shall, when requested, give full information as to the service in the Army or Navy of any soldier, sailor or militiaman as it appears on the Confederate rolls.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-557; 1952 Code Section 44-557; 1942 Code Section 4984; 1932 Code Section 4984; 1929 (36) 176; 1954 (48) 1752; 1967 (55) 211.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-80. Enrollment books shall be kept by clerk of court.

The township enrollment books shall be by the clerks of the court of the several counties in which the respective townships are located, together with the county enrollment book, safely kept as permanent record books of his office.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-558; 1952 Code Section 44-558; 1942 Code Section 3623; 1932 Code Section 3623; Civ. C. '22 Section 2167; Civ. C. '12 Section 1343; 1902 (23) 1033.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-90. Temporary custody of enrollment books.

Upon the written request of the Governor, the clerk of the court shall permit any State official charged with perfecting, editing or publishing the official Confederate rolls to have temporary custody of county or township enrollment books, the clerk of court taking the receipt of such official for the enrollment books loaned and when returned receipting to such official for them.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-559; 1952 Code Section 44-559; 1942 Code Section 3626; 1932 Code Section 3626; Civ. C. '22 Section 2170; Civ. C. '12 Section 1346; 1902 (23) 1033.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 25 - Military, Civil Defense and Veterans Affairs › Chapter 13 - Confederate Pensions › Section 25-13-100. Amount of pensions.

All widows of Confederate veterans who have reached the age of fifty-five years shall receive annually from the pension fund the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars and all other widows of Confederate veterans who have attained the age of forty-five years shall receive the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars; provided, in either such case, that any such widow was married prior to December 31, 1920 or for a period of at least ten years prior to the death of her veteran husband. The pensions shall be paid at such times as may be fixed by the Comptroller General.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 44-560; 1952 Code Section 44-560; 1942 Code Section 4986; 1932 Code Section 4986; 1929 (36) 176; 1930 (36) 1227.