South Dakota § 58-9-4 - Burial insurance--Definition--Compliance with provisions concerning life insurers required.
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§ 58-9-4. Burial insurance--Definition--Compliance with provisions concerning life insurers required.
Burial insurance as used in this section includes any kind of agreement, certificate, policy, contract, bond, assurance guarantee, or other arrangement, by bylaw, regulation or otherwise, in or by which the party issuing such certificate, policy, contract, bond, assurance guarantee, or other arrangement agrees to provide for the burial of a named or designated person, or to save harmless anyone for the whole or any part of the costs of the burial of the body of a named or designated person, or to pay any part or all of the incidents of the burial of the body of a named or designated person. Any person engaging in the business of burial insurance shall be subject to and shall comply with all of the provisions of this title concerning the organization, qualification and conduct of life insurers. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict the definitions of life insurance or life insurer under §§ 58-9-2 and 58-9-3.
Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 32, § 4.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-9-4 ("Burial insurance--Definition--Compliance with provisions concerning life insurers required.") 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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