Title 34 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
100 chapters · 1,959 sections in this title.
SDCL § 34-26-77 Affidavit--Designation by decedent
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A person who is 18 years or older and of sound mind wishing to authorize another person to control the disposition of his or her remains as referenced in § 34-26-75 , may execute an affidavit before a notary public in substantially the following form: State of _______________ } C…
SDCL § 34-26-78 Court determination against statutory precedence--Considerations
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Notwithstanding §§ 34-26-74 to 34-26-77 , inclusive, the court of the county where the decedent resided may award the right of disposition to the person determined by the court to be the most fit and appropriate to carry out the right of disposition, and may make decisions regard…
SDCL § 34-26-79 Funeral service agreement-- Disposition authorization—Reliance upon content
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Any person signing a funeral service agreement, cremation authorization form, or any other authorization for disposition is deemed to warrant the truthfulness of any facts set forth therein, including the identity of the decedent whose remains are to be buried, cremated, or other…
SDCL § 34-26-8 Notice to medical school of unclaimed body--Requisition by and forwarding to medical school
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It shall be the duty of any person into whose charge may come the unclaimed dead body of a convict or other person to be buried at public expense, to give notice to the dean of the School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota within twenty - four hours after the receipt o…
SDCL § 34-26-80 Funeral homes--Limitation of liability--Acting in good faith
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No funeral home or funeral director who relies in good faith upon the instructions of an individual claiming the right of disposition shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or subject to disciplinary action for carrying out the disposition of the remains in accordance wi…
SDCL § 34-26-9 Receipt and record of bodies received by medical school
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A receipt for any body forwarded pursuant to § 34-26-8 shall be given to the officer or person delivering the same, and the medical school of the university shall keep or cause to be kept, a record of all such bodies so received, in which shall be recorded at length all facts nec…