South Dakota § 34-27-8 - Subdivision and platting of cemeteries required--Filing with local registrar of vital records.
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§ 34-27-8. Subdivision and platting of cemeteries required--Filing with local registrar of vital records.
Every person, firm, or association, every church, religious or benevolent society, and private or public corporation, owning or having under his or its control, any cemetery or place of burial in this state, shall keep and maintain a uniform record of all burials, and shall by itself, his or its officers or agent, cause such cemetery or burial ground, or such portion thereof as may from time to time become necessary for that purpose, to be surveyed, mapped, or diagramed, and subdivided into sections, blocks, lots, individual grave spaces, avenues, walks, and streets, thereby platting or making a map or diagram thereof, which map or plat shall be filed, preserved, and maintained as a permanent cemetery record. Such plat or map, or copy thereof, shall be dated and endorsed by the person, firm, or agency drafting such plat or map, and duly filed in the office of the registrar of vital records of the registration district, wherein located, and shall become a permanent record in such office.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0214 (1) as added by SL 1941, ch 124, § 4.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-27-8 ("Subdivision and platting of cemeteries required--Filing with local registrar of vital records.") 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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