Military and Veterans Code section 1456

(a)

Proposals for the construction, placement, or donation of monuments or memorials, excluding headstones, and other amenities to the veterans cemetery shall be subject to review by the California Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Advisory Committee.

(b)

All proposals for the construction, placement, or donation of monuments, memorials, and amenities to the veterans cemetery shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

(c)

The department shall adopt regulations for the policies and procedures to be followed with respect to the design, placement, and approval of monuments and memorials proposed to be placed on veterans cemetery grounds.

(d)

Endowment Fund balances exceeding that determined to be sufficient to meet annual operations and maintenance costs, as determined pursuant to Section 1453, may be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of establishing monuments, memorials, and amenities.

Source: Section 1456, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=1456.­ (updated Oct. 10, 2013; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Verified:
Sep. 1, 2025

§ 1456's source at ca​.gov