{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-12-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 25-12-40","heading":"Sharing information; discharge of liability.","body":"(A) Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall prevent a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary from sharing information with the Veterans Administration, a veterans' service agency or veterans' affairs office, a veterans' service organization, a national cemetery, or state or local veterans' cemetery for the purpose of determining whether the cremated remains are those of a veteran.\n(B) A coroner or a funeral home, funeral establishment, mortuary, and any manager of them is discharged from any legal obligations or liability with regard to releasing or sharing information with the Veterans Administration, a veterans' service agency or veterans' affairs office, a veterans' service organization, a national cemetery, or state or local veterans' cemetery pursuant to this chapter in regard to determining if a person's cremated remains are those of a veteran.","path":["Title 25 - MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 12 Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t25c012.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:54:04Z","sha256":"c9d7dc25de5a908337274277c3001305aa4284ef49905726691b19a01491c7b2","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-12-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-25-12-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}