South Carolina § 25-12-50 Disposition of remains.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 25-12-50 — Disposition of remains.

South Carolina § 25-12-50

Title 25MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Ch. 12VETERAN'S UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 25-12-50 (2026).

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(A)If a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary ascertains the cremated remains in its possession are those of a veteran, and they have not been instructed by the person in control of the disposition of the decedent's remains to arrange for the final disposal or delivery of the cremated remains, the coroner or the manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary shall dispose of the cremated remains in the manner provided in this chapter or relinquish possession of the cremated remains to a veterans' service organization.

(B)The disposition of the cremated remains must be made in a national cemetery, a state or local veterans' cemetery, a section of a cemetery corporation where veterans are memorialized by a veteran's marker, a veterans' se

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(A) If a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary ascertains the cremated remains in its possession are those of a veteran, and they have not been instructed by the person in control of the disposition of the decedent's remains to arrange for the final disposal or delivery of the cremated remains, the coroner or the manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary shall dispose of the cremated remains in the manner provided in this chapter or relinquish possession of the cremated remains to a veterans' service organization. (B) The disposition of the cremated remains must be made in a national cemetery, a state or local veterans' cemetery, a section of a cemetery corporation where veterans are memorialized by a veteran's marker, a veterans' section of a cemetery corporation, or a veterans' cemetery if the deceased veteran is eligible for interment in such a manner.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 166, SECTION 1, eff May 14, 2012; 2014 Act No. 160 (S.842), SECTION 1, eff April 14, 2014; 2024 Act No. 142 (H.4376), SECTION 3, eff May 13, 2024. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 160, SECTION 1, in subsection (A), twice inserted reference to the coroner. 2024 Act No. 142, SECTION 3, in (A), substituted "shall dispose" for "may dispose".