South Carolina Statutes
§ 25-12-90 — Limitation of duty.
South Carolina·Title 25 MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS·Ch. 12 VETERAN'S UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS
Nothing in this chapter requires a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary to determine or seek others to determine that an individual's cremated remains are those of a veteran if the manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary was informed by the person in control of the remains that the individual was not a veteran, or to relinquish possession of the cremated remains to a veterans' service organization if the manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary was instructed by a person in control of the remains, or had a reasonable belief, that the decedent did not desire any funeral or burial related services or ceremonies recognizing the decedent's service as a veteran.
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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. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 160, SECTION 1, inserted "coroner or a".
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§ 25-12-20
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Records.§ 25-12-90
Limitation of duty.