Section 1909-A - Funeral expenses of deceased servicepersons.(a) Contributions.--Each county shall contribute at least $75 towards the funeral expenses of each deceased serviceperson in the cases provided in subsection (b) where, in each case, application for the contribution is made within one year after the date of the deceased serviceperson's death. In the case of a deceased serviceperson who died while in service, application may be made at any time. All contributions made under this section shall be uniform as to eligible deceased servicepersons within the same calendar year.(b) Payments.--Payments shall be made under the following circumstances: (1) Where the deceased serviceperson, at the time of death, had a legal residence in the county, whether or not the person died in the county and whether or not the person was interred in the county. Every deceased serviceperson having a legal residence in this Commonwealth at the time of death shall be entitled to the benefits of this section, regardless of where the person may have died or where the person may be interred, and the liability shall be on the county where the deceased serviceperson shall have had legal residence at the time of death.(2) Where the deceased serviceperson died and was interred in the county but, at the time of death, did not have legal residence within this Commonwealth, if the board of commissioners of the county where the person died are notified in writing by an organization of veterans that the body is unclaimed by relatives or friends and, upon investigation, shall find such conditions to exist.Added by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 154, § 70, eff. 12/24/2018.