South Dakota § 34-27-10 - Cemetery plats received by local registrar--Posting when burial permit issued.
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§ 34-27-10. Cemetery plats received by local registrar--Posting when burial permit issued.
The local registrar of vital records shall receive and file as a permanent record, the plat or map, or copy thereof, of each cemetery within his district as provided in this chapter; thereafter it shall be the duty of such registrar to regularly mark and designate upon each plat or map, the exact grave space of all subsequent burials within such cemetery, by using a uniform mark for all burials, a distinguishing and separate mark for the graves of veterans, and by inserting in such grave space, the burial or removal permit number, assigned to such burial at time of filing permit.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0217 as added by SL 1941, ch 124, § 6; SL 1945, ch 105.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-27-10 ("Cemetery plats received by local registrar--Posting when burial permit issued.") 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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