{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-26-12","heading":"Autopsies at hospitals for the mentally ill.","body":"Nothing contained in §§ 34-26-8 to 34-26-11, inclusive, shall preclude the officers of the state hospitals for the mentally ill from using the unclaimed remains of patients dying in such hospitals to make autopsies for pathological study.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-26. CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF BODIES AND BODY PARTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-26-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"36747fb6e95a74b5a2805f6acbffd233dd981c7dc06cb1805abaf10ec3c045c6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}