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§ 34-26-13 — Unauthorized dissection of body as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 34-26-13
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Ch. 34-24CCUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF BODIES AND BODY PARTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 34-26-13 (2026).

Text

Every person who makes or procures to be made any dissection of the body of a human being, except by authority of law or in pursuance of a permission given by the decedent, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Related

Chisum v. Behrens
283 N.W.2d 235 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1979)
37 case citations
Haase v. Dindot-Klusmann Funeral Home
(D. South Dakota, 2025)

Legislative History

PenC 1877, § 352; CL 1887, § 6553; RPenC 1903, § 357; RC 1919, § 3871; SDC 1939, § 13.1417; SL 1977, ch 190, § 68.

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§ 34-1-1
§ 34-1-1
§ 34-1-1.1
Department reorganized and continued.
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Repealed by SL 2012, ch 177, §§ 1 to 4.
§ 34-1-14
Advice and supervision by department.
§ 34-1-15
§ 34-1-15
§ 34-1-16
Rules and regulations of Department of Health--Advice to state officials.
§ 34-1-16.1
Fee schedule for inspections and licenses--Disposition of fees.
§ 34-1-17
Orders, rules, and licensing for protection of public health--Matters covered.
§ 34-1-18
Acceptance and administration of federal health funds--Legislative power reserved.
§ 34-1-19
Repealed
§ 34-1-2
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§ 34-1-2.2
Public Health Advisory Committee abolished--Performance of functions.
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Participation in and administration of federal health programs under Social Security Act--Discrimination among schools of medicine prohibited.
§ 34-1-22
Health special services fund authorized--Moneys credited to fund.
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