§ 34-27-5 Racial discrimination in cemetery as petty offense–Restrictive covenants void–Immunity from liability for damages
§ 34-27-6 Burial record book required of cemetery–Indexes–Ownership records–Officialinspection
§ 34-27-7 Purpose of requirements as to cemetery plats
§ 34-27-8 Subdivision and platting of cemeteries required–Filing with local registrar of vitalrecords
§ 34-27-9 Numbering of grave spaces on cemetery plat–Designation of veterans’ burials–Marking of burials
§ 34-27-10 Cemetery plats received by local registrar–Posting when burial permit issued
§ 34-27-11 Card-index records of burials maintained by local registrar–Contents
§ 34-27-12 Supervision of burial record system by Department of Health–Enforcement powers
§ 34-27-13 Filing by local registrars of data from graves registration survey project–Fees notreceivable
§ 34-27-14 Violation or failure to maintain records as misdemeanor
§ 34-27-15 Duty of reinterment when cemetery removed–Punishment for omission of duty
§ 34-27-16 Liability for expense of reinterment on removal of cemetery
§ 34-27-17 Punishment for omission to reinter when cemetery removed
§ 34-27-18 Opening grave or breaking building with intent to remove body or coffin asmisdemeanor
§ 34-27-19 Removing dead body maliciously or with intent to sell or dissect as misdemeanor
§ 34-27-20 Receiving dead body unlawfully removed as misdemeanor
§ 34-27-21 Definition of terms
§ 34-27-22 Buying, selling, or bartering human skeletal remains or funerary objects as felony
§ 34-27-24 Commercial display of human skeletal remains or funerary objects as felony
§ 34-27-25 Reporting discovery of human skeletal remains–Failure to report as misdemeanor
§ 34-27-26 Disturbing human skeletal remains or funerary objects as felony
§ 34-27-28 Notification to landowner and coroner–Notification to state archaeologist and tribalofficials–Time limits
§ 34-27-30 Rules promulgated by State Historical Society Board of Trustees
§ 34-27-31 Discovery of human remains or funerary objects by state educational institution ormuseum–Contact state archaeologist–Notice to tribal officials–Tribal request–Disposition of re
§ 34-27-32 Refusal to turn over remains or objects to tribal group–Appeal
§ 34-27-33 Confidentiality of archaeological records pertaining to location of unmarked burialsand other human remains–Exceptions

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 27 - Cemeteries and Burial Records

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2