{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-32-8-335","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 32-8-335","heading":"\"Alternative container\".","body":"(A) A crematory authority and funeral establishment may require a decedent's agent to purchase an alternative container to contain the human remains before cremation but may not require the agent to purchase a casket before cremation for viewing or the actual cremation.\n(B) No crematory authority may accept human remains from a funeral establishment unless the remains are delivered in a casket, cremation casket, or an alternative container unless the funeral establishment has made arrangements with the crematory authority to provide the casket, cremation casket, or an alternative container before cremation. Only a licensed crematory may perform cremations of human remains in this State and only a licensed funeral director or a funeral establishment may sell preneed and at-need merchandise.\n(C) For purposes of this section, \"alternative container\" means a receptacle other than a casket, in which human remains are transported to a crematory and placed in a cremation chamber for cremation. An alternative container or cremation casket must be:\n(a) composed of readily combustible materials suitable for cremation;\n(b) resistant to leakage or spillage;\n(c) rigid enough for handling with ease;\n(d) able to provide protection for the health, safety, and personal integrity of crematory personnel.","path":["Title 32 - CONTRACTS AND AGENTS","CHAPTER 8 Cremation Authorizations and Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t32c008.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:01:54Z","sha256":"60f805d607b55fb74b0cddca69879966951e8663a6ea00af30346698e72e6e97","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-32-8-330","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-32-8-340"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}