South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-43-540 — Dead bodies not available to board.
South Carolina § 44-43-540
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 44HEALTH
Ch. 43DISPOSITIONS OF HUMAN BODIES AND PARTS; POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS
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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-540 (2026).
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Notice is not required to be given and a body must not be delivered if a person claiming to be, and satisfying the authorities in charge of the body that he is, of kin or related by marriage to the deceased claims the body for burial and pays the burial expenses; and notice is not required to be given for the body to be delivered if the deceased was a traveler who died suddenly.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 9-504; 1952 Code SECTION 9-504; 1942 Code SECTION 3445; 1932 Code SECTION 3445; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 1054; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 931; 1909 (26) 166; 2006 Act No. 334, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2006.
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