Section 987.56 Of Article 3.1. Veterans’ Farm And Home Purchase Act Of 1974 From California Military And Veterans Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 3.1.
987.56
. (a) The department shall prescribe and determine the
qualifications of all veterans. Any person deeming himself or herself
a veteran and desiring to benefit hereunder, shall submit to the
department information, in the form prescribed by the department,
that will enable the department to determine his or her eligibility
and qualifications. The department may make further inquiries and
investigations in order to determine eligibility and qualifications.
(b) Whenever the department determines that a shortage of funds
exists in any of the funding sources available, the department shall
use the following preference categories for the use of those funds.
(1) Veterans who are otherwise qualified because of service during
a time of war and who were wounded or disabled as a result of their
service shall be given first preference in the benefits conferred by
this article. The department shall determine, in each case, whether
the veteran was wounded or disabled as a result of service.
(2) The following group shall be given second preference in the
benefits conferred by this article:
(A) The unremarried spouse of individuals who were members of the
Armed Forces on active military duty and were killed in the line of
duty while on active duty.
(B) Members of the Armed Forces who were held as prisoners of war.
(C) The unremarried spouse of members of the Armed Forces who have
been designated by the Armed Forces as missing in action.
(3) Veterans whose eligibility is derived from service any portion
of which was on or after August 2, 1990, and prior to a date to be
set by law or by a Presidential proclamation ending the Gulf War, and
veterans with wartime service discharged or released from active
duty within 10 years of their application to the department shall be
given third preference in the benefits conferred by this article.
(4) Active members of the California National Guard or a reserve
component of a branch of the United States Armed Forces who meet the
eligibility criteria of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section
980 shall be given fourth preference in the benefits conferred by
this article.
(5) Veterans with wartime service discharged or released from
active duty more than 10 years prior to their application to the
department shall be given fifth preference in the benefits conferred
by this article.
(6) Veterans who are otherwise qualified and whose only military
service was during a time of peace shall be given sixth preference
for the benefits conferred by this article.
(7) Veterans eligible for a subsequent loan under subdivision (a)
of Section 987.86 shall be given seventh preference in the benefits
conferred by this article.
(c) Nothing in this section regarding preferences shall affect any
eligibility requirement for benefits conferred by this article.