South Dakota § 34-27-33 Confidentiality of archaeological records pertaining to location of unmarked burials and other human remains--Exceptions.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34-27-33 — Confidentiality of archaeological records pertaining to location of unmarked burials and other human remains--Exceptions.

South Dakota § 34-27-33

Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 34-27CEMETERIES AND BURIAL RECORDS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 34-27-33 (2026).

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Any record maintained pursuant to § 1-20-21 pertaining to the location of unmarked burials and other human remains shall remain confidential to protect the integrity of unmarked burials, human skeletal remains, and associated funerary objects. The state archaeologist may make the information from the records of such a site available to any agency of state government and any political subdivision of the state or to any tribe, which, in the opinion of the state archaeologist, may conduct activities that affect any such burial or human remains. The state archaeologist shall also make the information from the records of such a site available to the owner of the land that is such a site and may make the information available to any qualified researcher or research entity.

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Any record maintained pursuant to § 1-20-21 pertaining to the location of unmarked burials and other human remains shall remain confidential to protect the integrity of unmarked burials, human skeletal remains, and associated funerary objects. The state archaeologist may make the information from the records of such a site available to any agency of state government and any political subdivision of the state or to any tribe, which, in the opinion of the state archaeologist, may conduct activities that affect any such burial or human remains. The state archaeologist shall also make the information from the records of such a site available to the owner of the land that is such a site and may make the information available to any qualified researcher or research entity.