P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 855
The following persons may be buried in the Puerto Rico Veterans State Cemetery:
(a) Any veteran or member of the Armed Forces of the United States who:
(1) Dies honorably while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(2) Has served as an active member of the United States Army, his/her service has been completed and has been a resident of Puerto Rico at the time of his/her death or has been a resident of Puerto Rico for the last ten (10) years prior to his/her death.
(b) Any member or the immediate family [sic] of the veteran who qualifies, subject to the payment of a fee to be established by the Veterans’ Advocate. The Veterans’ Advocate shall establish through regulations to such effect, the members or relatives that qualify.
(c) The provisions of this chapter are applicable to those persons who served honorably as members of the Puerto Rico National Guard or the United States Reserve who, at the time of their death, qualified for retirement or who qualify, but were not retired because they are less than sixty (60) years of age. The bodies of those who were eligible but are buried elsewhere, may be buried in the Cemetery. To such effect, a person with legal authority shall be requested to carry out the transfer.
No fee shall be charged for those veterans that qualify. There shall be no discrimination for reason of race, color, origin, sex or religious belief.
History —June 22, 2000, No. 106, § 5.