(a) The department of veterans services shall not charge a fee for the interment of a veteran who is eligible for interment in a Tennessee veterans’ cemetery under the department’s guidelines.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 46-6-107

  • Interment: means any lawful disposition of the remains of a deceased person as provided by law. See Tennessee Code 46-1-102
  • Services: means acts performed by a cemetery company on its premises in the final interment of human remains or the installation of cemetery merchandise used in connection with final interment. See Tennessee Code 46-1-102
(b) The department may charge a fee not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) for the interment of an eligible veteran’s spouse; provided, that the department shall not charge a fee for the interment of the eligible veteran’s most recent spouse.
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