South Carolina § 44-43-560 - Conveyance of bodies.
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§ 44-43-560. Conveyance of bodies.
The board may employ a carrier or carriers for conveyance of bodies, which must be well enclosed in a suitable case and carefully deposited, free from public observation. Every carrier shall obtain a receipt by name or, if the person be unknown, by a description for each body delivered by the carrier and deposit the receipt with the board or its authorized agent. After the bodies have been sufficiently used for the purposes of instruction, the bodies must be decently and respectfully disposed of by the university, college, physicians, or surgeons, as the case may be, receiving them.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 9-506; 1952 Code SECTION 9-506; 1942 Code SECTION 3447; 1932 Code SECTION 3447; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 1056; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 933; 1909 (26) 166; 2006 Act No. 334, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2006.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-43-560 ("Conveyance of bodies.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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