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2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 26 - Custody And Disposition Of Bodies And Body Parts
- Section 34-26-1 - Personal right to direct disposition of body and bodily parts--Inconsistent statutes not applicable.
- Section 34-26-2 - Autopsy authorized.
- Section 34-26-3 - Dissection authorized by decedent during life.
- Section 34-26-4 - Dissection authorized by spouse or next of kin.
- Section 34-26-5 - Dissection for purposes of inquest authorized by coroner, sheriff, or state's attorney.
- Section 34-26-6 - Dissection of body of state institution inmate--Consent of next of kin required--Abandoned inmate.
- Section 34-26-7 - Dissection authorized by legislative enactment.
- Section 34-26-8 - Notice to medical school of unclaimed body--Requisition by and forwarding to medical school.
- Section 34-26-9 - Receipt and record of bodies received by medical school.
- Section 34-26-10 - Embalming and preservation of bodies by medical school--Claim by friend or relative.
- Section 34-26-11 - Use of unclaimed bodies by medical school--Burial of remains.
- Section 34-26-12 - Autopsies at hospitals for the mentally ill.
- Section 34-26-13 - Unauthorized dissection of body as misdemeanor.
- Section 34-26-14 - Right to custody of dead body--Coroner's custody pending inquest.
- Section 34-26-15 - Burial within reasonable time required.
- Section 34-26-16 - Persons charged with duty of burial--Grave marker.
- Section 34-26-17 - Duty of burial on failure by persons first charged--County claim against estate for expense of burial.
- Section 34-26-18 - Failure to make burial as misdemeanor--Civil liability for treble expenses.
- Section 34-26-19 - Provisions applicable to parts of body.
- Section 34-26-20 - , 34-26-21. Repealed.
- Section 34-26-21.1 - Information on organ donation to be made available to persons obtaining driver license or identification card.
- Section 34-26-22 - to 34-26-46. Repealed.
- Section 34-26-47 - Hospital protocol for identifying potential organ donors.
- Section 34-26-48 - Short title.
- Section 34-26-49 - Definitions.
- Section 34-26-50 - Applicability.
- Section 34-26-51 - Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death.
- Section 34-26-52 - Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.
- Section 34-26-53 - Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.
- Section 34-26-54 - Refusal to make anatomical gift--Effect of refusal.
- Section 34-26-55 - Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation.
- Section 34-26-56 - Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.
- Section 34-26-57 - Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.
- Section 34-26-58 - Persons who may receive anatomical gift--Purpose of anatomical gift.
- Section 34-26-59 - Search and notification.
- Section 34-26-60 - Delivery of document of gift not required--Right to examine.
- Section 34-26-61 - Rights and duties of procurement organization and others.
- Section 34-26-62 - Coordination of procurement and use.
- Section 34-26-63 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited.
- Section 34-26-64 - Other prohibited acts.
- Section 34-26-65 - Immunity.
- Section 34-26-66 - Law governing validity--Choice of law as to execution of document of gift--Presumption of validity.
- Section 34-26-67 - Donor registry.
- Section 34-26-68 - Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive.
- Section 34-26-69 - Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization.
- Section 34-26-70 - Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of coroner.
- Section 34-26-71 - Uniformity of application and construction.
- Section 34-26-72 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- Section 34-26-73 - Disposition of body of deceased servicemember.
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