{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-59","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-26-59","heading":"Search and notification.","body":"(a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:\n(1) A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and\n(2) If no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.\n(b) If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subsection (a)(1) and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.\n(c) A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-26. CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF BODIES AND BODY PARTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-26-59","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"8a90882cc78105553ef351a36125780887ab01af99f5e0052f569e300fd521a8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-58","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}