South Dakota Statutes

§ 28-17-1 — County to employ funeral director to supervise burial or cremation of indigent person.

South Dakota § 28-17-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 28PUBLIC WELFARE AND ASSISTANCE
Ch. 28-17COUNTY BURIAL

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S.D. Codified Laws § 28-17-1 (2026).

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If any person dies within any county, who does not have money or means necessary to defray the funeral expenses, and whose relatives or friends are unable or unwilling to defray the expenses, the county commissioners shall employ a funeral director to provide for and superintend the burial or cremation of the deceased person.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 50.0105; SL 1976, ch 173, § 23; SL 2012, ch 152, § 1.

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