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South Dakota Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 26 - Custody And Disposition Of Bodies And Body Parts

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§ 34-26-1	Personal right to direct disposition of body and bodily parts--Inconsistent statutes not applicable
§ 34-26-2	Autopsy authorized
§ 34-26-3	Dissection authorized by decedent during life
§ 34-26-4	Dissection authorized by spouse or next of kin
§ 34-26-5	Dissection for purposes of inquest authorized by coroner, sheriff, or state's attorney
§ 34-26-6	Dissection of body of state institution inmate--Consent of next of kin required--Abandoned inmate
§ 34-26-7	Dissection authorized by legislative enactment
§ 34-26-8	Notice to medical school of unclaimed body--Requisition by and forwarding to medical school
§ 34-26-9	Receipt and record of bodies received by medical school
§ 34-26-10	Embalming and preservation of bodies by medical school--Claim by friend or relative
§ 34-26-11	Use of unclaimed bodies by medical school--Burial of remains
§ 34-26-12	Autopsies at hospitals for the mentally ill
§ 34-26-13	Unauthorized dissection of body as misdemeanor
§ 34-26-14	Right to custody of dead body--Coroner's custody pending inquest
§ 34-26-15	Burial within reasonable time required
§ 34-26-16	Persons charged with duty of burial--Grave marker
§ 34-26-17	Duty of burial on failure by persons first charged--County claim against estate for expense of burial
§ 34-26-18	Failure to make burial as misdemeanor--Civil liability for treble expenses
§ 34-26-19	Provisions applicable to parts of body
§ 34-26-21.1	Information on organ donation to be made available to persons obtaining driver license or identification card
§ 34-26-47	Hospital protocol for identifying potential organ donors
§ 34-26-48	Short title
§ 34-26-49	Definitions
§ 34-26-50	Applicability
§ 34-26-51	Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death
§ 34-26-52	Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death
§ 34-26-53	Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death
§ 34-26-54	Refusal to make anatomical gift--Effect of refusal
§ 34-26-55	Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation
§ 34-26-56	Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part
§ 34-26-57	Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part
§ 34-26-58	Persons who may receive anatomical gift--Purpose of anatomical gift
§ 34-26-59	Search and notification
§ 34-26-60	Delivery of document of gift not required--Right to examine
§ 34-26-61	Rights and duties of procurement organization and others
§ 34-26-62	Coordination of procurement and use
§ 34-26-63	Sale or purchase of parts prohibited
§ 34-26-64	Other prohibited acts
§ 34-26-65	Immunity
§ 34-26-66	Law governing validity--Choice of law as to execution of document of gift--Presumption of validity
§ 34-26-67	Donor registry
§ 34-26-68	Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive
§ 34-26-69	Cooperation between coroner and procurement organization
§ 34-26-70	Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of coroner
§ 34-26-71	Uniformity of application and construction
§ 34-26-72	Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

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