§ 30-24-9 - Property of deceased residents. [Effective until July 1, 2010.].
SECTION 30-24-9
§ 30-24-9 Property of deceased residents.[Effective until July 1, 2010.]. – All goods, chattels, property, money, and effects of a deceased resident of theRhode Island veterans' home, which have not been disposed of by him or her by acompleted inter vivos conveyance or gift, or by a valid will, after paymenttherefrom of the funeral expenses, which shall not exceed five thousand dollars($5,000), and after payment therefrom of the reasonable debts and expenses ofthe deceased resident to be determined by rules and regulations as shall beadopted by the director, shall upon his or her decease become the property ofthe state, and shall be applied by the director of human services or hisdesignee to the uses and purposes of the veterans' restricted account;provided, however, that the director may in his or her discretion deliver toany surviving relative of the deceased resident any of the property or effectsas may serve as a memento of the deceased resident. For purposes of thissection, the provisions of chapter 24 of title 33 shall be applicable.