2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 26 - Custody And Disposition Of Bodies And Body Parts
§ 34-26-73 Disposition of body of deceased servicemember.
34-26-73. Disposition of body of deceased servicemember. If a decedent dies while serving in any branch of the United States armed forces, the United States reserve forces, or the national guard, as provided by 10 U.S.C. 1481 section (a)(1) to (8), inclusive, and the decedent has designated a person authorized to direct disposition of human remains on a United States Department of Defense record of emergency (DD form 93), a successor form, or an equivalent form, the duty to bury the decedent or to provide other funeral and disposition arrangements for the decedent devolves to the person designated by the decedent.
Source: SL 2014, ch 169, ยง 1.
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