(a)
If no will or heir is discovered within two years after the death of the veteran, any moneys not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000) held by the home pursuant to Section 1035 and not paid or otherwise delivered to the heir or heirs or pursuant to the will of the deceased veteran, or otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund. If no will or heir is discovered within five years after the death of the veteran, any moneys exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000) held by the home pursuant to Section 1035 and not paid or otherwise delivered to the heir or heirs or pursuant to the will of the deceased veteran, or otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund. This subdivision applies only to veterans becoming members of the home on or after January 1, 1984.(b)
If no spouse, child, grandchild, or father or mother is discovered within two years after the death of the veteran, any moneys not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000) held by the home pursuant to Section 1035 and not paid or otherwise delivered to the spouse, children, grandchildren, or father or mother, or otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund. If no spouse, child, grandchild, or father or mother is discovered within five years after the death of the veteran, any moneys exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000) held by the home pursuant to Section 1035 and not paid or otherwise delivered to the spouse, children, grandchildren, or father or mother, or otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund. This subdivision applies only to veterans who have become members of the home prior to January 1, 1984.
Source:
Section 1035.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=1035.3..