{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-590","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-590","heading":"Disposition of remains of unidentified dead bodies.","body":"(A) If the body of a dead person is unidentifiable, the remains may not be cremated for at least thirty days. The coroner or medical examiner must have the remains buried or interred in a cemetery in the county in which the remains were found.\n(B) If a coroner has possession of human remains that have been identified and the deceased person has been determined to be an unclaimed veteran, then the coroner must release the remains to a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary for disposition pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 12, Title 25.","path":["Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 5 Coroners and Medical Examiners","ARTICLE 7 Duties of Coroners and Medical Examiners"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t17c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:45:39Z","sha256":"3e35aa9981c99d765035bc6d948c2e3b5bd725b2723d0b16b9806d8719ee2350","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-580","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}