{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-15","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-26-15","heading":"Burial within reasonable time required.","body":"Except in the cases in which the right to dissect a dead body is expressly conferred by law, every dead body of a human being lying within this state must be decently buried within a reasonable time after the death. Nothing herein shall affect the right to remove from or carry through this state, a dead human body or parts thereof for the purpose of burying the same in another place.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-26. CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF BODIES AND BODY PARTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-26-15","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"354e0b4a5b6105b7307aa65fbf5c268b459eb747c501ca95e678f0c18d8122d1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-14","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}