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2006 South Dakota Code - 26 — Custody And Disposition Of Bodies And Body Parts
- 34-26-1 — Personal right to direct disposition of body and bodily parts--Inconsistent statutes notapplicable.
- 34-26-2 — Autopsy authorized.
- 34-26-3 — Dissection authorized by decedent during life.
- 34-26-4 — Dissection authorized by spouse or next of kin.
- 34-26-5 — Dissection for purposes of inquest authorized by coroner or state's attorney.
- 34-26-6 — Dissection of body of state institution inmate--Consent of next of kin required--Abandoned inmate.
- 34-26-7 — Dissection authorized by legislative enactment.
- 34-26-8 — Notice to medical school of unclaimed body--Requisition by and forwarding tomedical school.
- 34-26-9 — Receipt and record of bodies received by medical school.
- 34-26-10 — Embalming and preservation of bodies by medical school--Claim by friend orrelative.
- 34-26-11 — Use of unclaimed bodies by medical school--Burial of remains.
- 34-26-12 — Autopsies at hospitals for the mentally ill.
- 34-26-13 — Unauthorized dissection of body as misdemeanor.
- 34-26-14 — Right to custody of dead body--Coroner's custody pending inquest.
- 34-26-15 — Burial within reasonable time required.
- 34-26-16 — Persons charged with duty of burial--Grave marker.
- 34-26-17 — Duty of burial on failure by persons first charged--County claim against estate forexpense of burial.
- 34-26-18 — Failure to make burial as misdemeanor--Civil liability for treble expenses.
- 34-26-19 — Provisions applicable to parts of body.
- 34-26-20 — Anatomical gifts--Definition of terms.
- 34-26-21 — Eligibility to make gifts of own body.
- 34-26-21.1 — Information on organ donation to be made available to persons obtaining driverlicense or identification card.
- 34-26-22 — Anatomical gift by will.
- 34-26-23 — Anatomical gift by document other than will--Execution and effectiveness ofdocument.
- 34-26-23.1 — Document of gift attached to or imprinted on driver license or identification card.
- 34-26-23.2 — Notification to legal custodian of decedent's intent to make anatomical gift--Notification to procurement agency for anatomical gifts.
- 34-26-24 — Anatomical gifts by spouse, kin, guardian, or authorized person--Priority of authorityto make gift--Time of gift.
- 34-26-25 — Execution of anatomical gift by spouse, kin, guardian, or authorized person.
- 34-26-26 — Donee not to accept unauthorized anatomical gift.
- 34-26-27 — Authorized donees of anatomical gifts--Authorized purposes.
- 34-26-28 — Anatomical gift to specified donee or without specifying donee--Acceptance of giftby attending physician.
- 34-26-29 — Designation of surgeon, physician, or technician to carry out purposes of anatomicalgift.
- 34-26-29.1 — Enucleation of eye by properly certified technician--Immunity from liability.
- 34-26-30 — Delivery of document of anatomical gift.
- 34-26-31 — Amendment or revocation of anatomical gift delivered to specified donee.
- 34-26-32 — Revocation of undelivered document of anatomical gift.
- 34-26-33 — Amendment or revocation of anatomical gift by will.
- 34-26-33.1 — Amendment or revocation of anatomical gift by donor.
- 34-26-33.2 — Anatomical gift irrevocable by any person other than donor--On donor's death noperson's consent required.
- 34-26-34 — Determination of time of death of donor of anatomical gift--Attending physician notto participate in removal or transplant of part.
- 34-26-35 — Rights of donee paramount--Exception.
- 34-26-36 — Examination for medical acceptability authorized by anatomical gift.
- 34-26-37 — Acceptance or rejection of anatomical gift by donee--Removal of part of body.
- 34-26-38 — Anatomical gift provisions subject to autopsy laws.
- 34-26-39 — Exemption from civil or criminal liability for good faith actions under anatomical giftlaws.
- 34-26-40 — Uniformity of interpretation of anatomical gift provisions.
- 34-26-41 — Citation of anatomical gift provisions.
- 34-26-42 — "Human organ" defined.
- 34-26-43 — Valuable consideration for organ donation.
- 34-26-44 — Sale or purchase of human organs prohibited--Violation as felony.
- 34-26-45 — Removal or transplantation of human organ sold for valuable considerationprohibited--Violation as felony.
- 34-26-46 — Liability of physician or surgeon under emergency conditions.
- 34-26-47 — Hospital protocol for identifying potential organ donors.
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