South Carolina § 49-9-20 - Procedure authorized if no requests for disposition of bodies received.
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§ 49-9-20. Procedure authorized if no requests for disposition of bodies received.
Unless the company shall receive written requests for the disposition of the remains of deceased relatives within the time stated in such notice, the company shall be at liberty to proceed with the creation of its proposed pond, lake or reservoir and to remove, if it deems it advisable, the bodies buried within the area together with any stones or markers to some suitable place nearby or to allow the bodies to remain within the area to be covered by water and the relatives of all persons buried within such area who fail to express in writing their wishes for the disposition of such bodies shall be deemed to have abandoned such graves.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 70-172; 1952 Code SECTION 70-172; 1942 Code SECTION 6026; 1932 Code SECTION 6026; 1929 (36) 171.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-9-20 ("Procedure authorized if no requests for disposition of bodies received.") 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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