South Dakota Statutes
§ 34-26-1 — Personal right to direct disposition of body and bodily parts.
South Dakota·Title 34 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY·Ch. 34-24C CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF BODIES AND BODY PARTS
Every person has the right to direct the manner in which his body or any part thereof shall be disposed of after his death, and to direct the manner in which any part of his body which becomes separated therefrom during his lifetime shall be disposed of. The provisions of §§ 34-26-4 to 34-26-7 , inclusive, of §§ 34-26-17 to 34-26-19 , inclusive, and of §§ 34-26-7 5 to 34-26-80 , inclusive, do not apply where such person has given directions for the disposal of his body or any part thereof inconsistent with those provisions.
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370 N.W.2d 737 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1985)
Legislative History
PenC 1877, § 348; CL 1887, § 6549; RPenC 1903, § 353; RC 1919, § 3867; SDC 1939, § 27.1301; SL 1963, ch 152; SL 2022, ch 113, § 8.
Nearby Sections
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§ 34-1-1
§ 34-1-1§ 34-1-1.1
Department reorganized and continued.§ 34-1-15
§ 34-1-15§ 34-1-19
Repealed§ 34-1-2
, 34-1-2.1