Sec. 3-2b. Footstones, flags and funeral honor guards for deceased Governors and certain other state officers. - Connecticut Statutes

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      Sec. 3-2b. Footstones, flags and funeral honor guards for deceased Governors and certain other state officers. The Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs shall cause to be erected at the grave of any person who has served as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney General or member of the General Assembly of this state and who died or dies subsequent to January 1, 1971, a footstone, marked with the seal of the state, the name of the deceased, the date of his death and the office or offices in which he served and the dates such service was rendered. The commissioner shall also provide for such grave a flag holder and a Connecticut state flag. At the request of the next of kin of any such officer or member of the General Assembly, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall provide an honor guard of six state policemen to attend the funeral and burial of such officer or member.

      (1971, P.A. 626, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 88-285, S. 28, 35; P.A. 91-173, S. 3.)

      History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 88-285 replaced veterans' home and hospital commission with commissioner of veterans' affairs; P.A. 91-173 included the attorney general in the list of officers.

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      Sec. 3-2b. Footstones, flags and funeral honor guards for deceased Governors and certain other state officers. The Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs shall cause to be erected at the grave of any person who has served as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney General or member of the General Assembly of this state and who died or dies subsequent to January 1, 1971, a footstone, marked with the seal of the state, the name of the deceased, the date of his death and the office or offices in which he served and the dates such service was rendered. The commissioner shall also provide for such grave a flag holder and a Connecticut state flag. At the request of the next of kin of any such officer or member of the General Assembly, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall provide an honor guard of six state policemen to attend the funeral and burial of such officer or member.

      (1971, P.A. 626, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 88-285, S. 28, 35; P.A. 91-173, S. 3.)

      History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 88-285 replaced veterans' home and hospital commission with commissioner of veterans' affairs; P.A. 91-173 included the attorney general in the list of officers.

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      Sec. 3-2b. Footstones, flags and funeral honor guards for deceased Governors and certain other state officers. The Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs shall cause to be erected at the grave of any person who has served as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney General or member of the General Assembly of this state and who died or dies subsequent to January 1, 1971, a footstone, marked with the seal of the state, the name of the deceased, the date of his death and the office or offices in which he served and the dates such service was rendered. The commissioner shall also provide for such grave a flag holder and a Connecticut state flag. At the request of the next of kin of any such officer or member of the General Assembly, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall provide an honor guard of six state policemen to attend the funeral and burial of such officer or member.

      (1971, P.A. 626, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 88-285, S. 28, 35; P.A. 91-173, S. 3.)

      History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of state police with commissioner of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 88-285 replaced veterans' home and hospital commission with commissioner of veterans' affairs; P.A. 91-173 included the attorney general in the list of officers.