---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 553.29"
title: "32"
number: "553.29"
heading: "Permission to construct private headstones and markers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/553.29"
---

# §553.29. Permission to construct private headstones and markers.

- (a) Headstone firms must receive permission from the Executive Director to construct a private headstone or marker for use in Army National Military Cemeteries or to add an inscription to an existing headstone or marker in an Army National Military Cemetery.
- (b) Requests for permission must be submitted to the Executive Director and must include:
  - (1) Written consent from the personal representative or primary next of kin;
  - (2) Contact information for both the personal representative or primary next of kin and the headstone firm; and
  - (3) **A scale drawing (no less than 1—** 12) showing all dimensions, or a reproduction showing detailed specifications of design and proposed construction material, finishing, carving, lettering, exact inscription to appear on the headstone or marker, and a trademark or copyright designation.
- (c) The Army does not endorse headstone firms but grants permission for the construction of headstones or markers in individual cases.
- (d) When using sandblast equipment to add an inscription to an existing headstone or marker, headstone firms shall restore the surrounding grounds in a timely manner as determined by the Executive Director to the condition of the grounds before work began and at no expense to the Government.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 985, 1128, 1481, 1482, 3013, 4721-4726; 24 U.S.C. 295a, 412; 38 U.S.C. 2402 note, 2409-2411, 2413; 40 U.S.C. 9102; and Pub. L. 93-43, 87 Stat. 75.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 65877, Sept. 26, 2016, unless otherwise noted.