PERSONS FOUND GUILTY OF A FEDERAL OR STATE CAPITAL CRIME, ARE INELIGIBLE.
*38 U.S.C. $2411 Summary Persons Found Guilty of a Capital Crime and Persons Convicted of Certain Sex Offenses Under 38 U.S.C. § 2411, interment or memorialization in a VA national cemetery or in Arlington National Cemetery is prohibited if a person is convicted of a federal or state capital crime, for which a sentence of imprisonment for life or the death penalty may be imposed and the conviction is final. Federal officials may not inter in veterans cemeteries persons who are shown by clear and convincing evidence to have committed a federal or state capital crime but were unavailable for trial due to death or flight to avoid prosecution. Federally funded state veterans cemeteries must also adhere to this law. This prohibition is also extended to furnishing a Presidential Memorial Certificate, a burial flag, and a headstone or marker. Under 38 U.S.C. § 2411, interment or memorialization in a VA national cemetery or in Arlington National Cemetery is prohibited if a person is convicted of a Tier III sex offense, who was sentenced to a minimum of life imprisonment and whose conviction is final. Federally funded state and tribal organization veterans cemeteries must also adhere to this law. This prohibition also applies to Presidential Memorial Certificate, burial flag, and headstone and marker benefits.
I certify under the penalty of perjury that I have read and understand all of the rules, regulations, requirements and obligations for interment in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery.