South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-27A-39 — Interment of body unless claimed by relative
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 27A: Capital Punishment, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-27A-39
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
After the postmortem examination and any autopsy, the body of the defendant, unless claimed by some relative, shall be interred in a cemetery within the county where the state correctional facility is situated.
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