{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-600","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-600","heading":"Permit required for cremation.","body":"When the body of any dead person who died in the county is to be cremated, the person who has requested the cremation must secure a permit for the cremation from the coroner, deputy coroner, medical examiner, or deputy medical examiner. A person who wilfully fails to secure a permit for cremation is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty dollars and not more than five hundred dollars. A permit for cremation promptly must be acted upon by the coroner or medical examiner.","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":"aaa15b0e5797ebd262b11809c62cdcb2c2763ffe441e6401d61961b3e1bf8841","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-590","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-17-5-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}