If in a case of sudden, violent, or suspicious death a body is buried without an investigation by the coroner or medical examiner, a person having knowledge of this fact must notify the coroner or the medical examiner.
Duty to notify coroner or medical examiner in certain cases when body is buried without investigation
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-610, under Title 17, Chapter 5.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-610