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§ 34-26-7 — Dissection authorized by legislative enactment.

South Dakota § 34-26-7
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 § 34-26-7 (2026).

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The right to dissect the dead body of a human being exists in the cases authorized by positive enactment of the Legislature of this state.

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Legislative History

PenC 1877, § 351, subdiv 1; CL 1887, § 6552, subdiv 1; RPenC 1903, § 356, subdiv 1; RC 1919, § 3870 (1); SDC 1939, § 27.1304 (1).

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