2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 25 - Vital Records And Burial Permits
§ 34-25-25 Fact of death record filed by funeral director--Sources of data--Place and time of filing.
34-25-25. Fact of death record filed by funeral director--Sources of data--Place and time of filing. The funeral director, or person acting as such, who first assumes custody of a dead body shall file a fact of death record. The funeral director shall obtain the personal data from the next of kin or the best qualified person or source available.
A fact of death record for each death which occurs in this state shall be filed with the department within five days after such death.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0210; SL 1941, ch 124, § 2; SL 1972, ch 194, § 25; SL 1978, ch 254; SL 2003, ch 186, § 5.
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