South Dakota § 34-25-24 - Permit required for disposition of dead body or fetus.
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§ 34-25-24. Permit required for disposition of dead body or fetus.
No body of any person whose death occurs in this state or which is found in this state or of a fetus after a gestational age of not less than twenty completed weeks may be interred, deposited in a vault or tomb, cremated, or otherwise disposed of, or removed from the state unless, prior to the disposition, a permit for disposition is obtained electronically from the department or on paper from the registrar of the registration district in which the death, or fetal death occurred or the body was found.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0211; SL 1972, ch 194, § 24; SL 1993, ch 253, § 7; SL 2003, ch 186, § 4; SL 2007, ch 195, § 10.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-25-24 ("Permit required for disposition of dead body or fetus.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. 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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