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14-2-102. Records of military discharges.
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14-2-102. Records of military discharges.
(a) It shall be the duty of the quorum court in each county of the State of Arkansas to appropriate from any moneys in the general fund any sum as may be necessary, not exceeding in any county the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), for providing a suitable record book for the purpose of recording military certificates of discharge.
(b) The record shall contain a complete copy of discharges and shall contain an index of the names of the discharged soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, members of the United States Coast Guard, merchant marines, members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, Women's Reserve of the United States Naval Reserve, nurses, and members of all other branches of the United States Armed Forces with reference to page, alphabetically arranged.
(c)(1) A military service discharge record or DD Form 214, the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty of the United States Department of Defense, filed with the county recorder for a veteran discharged from service less than seventy (70) years from the current date shall be confidential, kept in a secure location, and may be viewed or reproduced only by:
(A) The veteran;
(B) The veteran's spouse or child;
(C) A person with a signed and notarized authorization from the veteran;
(D) A funeral director who:
(i) Is licensed and regulated by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services under § 23-61-1101 et seq.;
(ii) Is assisting with the veteran's funeral arrangements; and
(iii) Presents a signed and notarized authorization from the veteran's spouse, child, or next of kin;
(E) A county or state veterans' service officer who is assisting the veteran or the veteran's family with a veteran's benefit applicatio
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-2-102
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14-2-102. Records of military discharges.
(a) It shall be the duty of the quorum court in each county of the State of Arkansas to appropriate from any moneys in the general fund any sum as may be necessary, not exceeding in any county the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), for providing a suitable record book for the purpose of recording military certificates of discharge.
(b) The record shall contain a complete copy of discharges and shall contain an index of the names of the discharged soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, members of the United States Coast Guard, merchant marines, members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, Women's Reserve of the United States Naval Reserve, nurses, and members of all other branches of the United States Armed Forces with reference to page, alphabetically arranged.
(c)(1) A military service discharge record or DD Form 214, the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty of the United States Department of Defense, filed with the county recorder for a veteran discharged from service less than seventy (70) years from the current date shall be confidential, kept in a secure location, and may be viewed or reproduced only by:
(A) The veteran;
(B) The veteran's spouse or child;
(C) A person with a signed and notarized authorization from the veteran;
(D) A funeral director who:
(i) Is licensed and regulated by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services under § 23-61-1101 et seq.;
(ii) Is assisting with the veteran's funeral arrangements; and
(iii) Presents a signed and notarized authorization from the veteran's spouse, child, or next of kin;
(E) A county or state veterans' service officer who is assisting the veteran or the veteran's family with a veteran's benefit application; or
(F) A person authorized by a court to view or copy the military service discharge record or DD Form 214 upon presentation of a court order.
(2) The county recorder shall record the names and addresses of all persons viewing or copying a military service discharge record or DD Form 214 under this subsection.
(3) No fee shall be charged for reproduction costs under this subsection.
(4) Upon petition by a veteran or other requestor eligible to view the records who has a notarized authorization from the veteran, the court may order the removal of the records from the county recorder's record book.
(d)(1) A military service discharge record for a veteran discharged from service more than seventy (70) years from the current date and filed with the county recorder shall be a public record.
(2) No fee shall be charged for reproduction cost under this subsection.
(e)(1) The county recorder may maintain a record book that contains any of the following information about veterans for public record:
(A) Name;
(B) Rank;
(C) Unit of military service;
(D) Dates of military service;
(E) Medals conferred upon veterans; and
(F) Awards conferred upon veterans.
(2) If the county recorder does not maintain a record book, then upon specific request for the information, the county recorder shall review a military service discharge record or DD Form 214 and provide only the information in subdivision (e)(1) of this section to the requestor, without allowing the requestor to review the military service discharge record or DD Form 214.
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23-61-1101. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Burial association” means:
(A) A person, firm, association, copartnership, corporation, company, or other organization that, from and after February 18, 1953:
(i) Undertakes for consideration paid by or on behalf of its members to defray all or a part of the funeral expenses of the members;
(ii) Furnishes or undertakes to furnish merchandise, supplies, and services or any other character of burial benefits to the members; or
(iii) Issues a certificate that provides for the payment of funeral benefits to the members in services, merchandise, or supplies, including the services of funeral directors and embalmers; and
(B) Every person, firm, association, copartnership, corporation, or company that, before February 18, 1953, has:
(i) Undertaken for a consideration to pay money to its contributors for the purpose of defraying all or part of the funeral expenses of a deceased person;
(ii) Furnished or has undertaken to furnish supplies and services or any other character of burial benefits to the contributing person or to his or her beneficiaries or members of his or her family; or
(iii) Issued any form of contract or certificate that, under its terms, provides for the payment of funeral benefits in money, services, or supplies, including the services of undertakers or embalmers;
(2) “Care and maintenance” means the continual maintenance of the cemetery grounds and graves in keeping with a properly maintained cemetery;
(3)(A) “Cemetery” means any land or structure in this state dedicated to and used or intended to be used for interment of human remains.
(B) “Cemetery” includes a:
(i) Burial park for earth interments;
(ii) Mausoleum for vault or crypt interments; or
(iii) Combination of on
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-61-1101
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-61-1101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.