{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-27-21","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-27-21","heading":"Definition of terms.","body":"Terms used in §§ 34-27-21 to 34-27-30, inclusive, mean:\n(1) \"Human skeletal remains,\" the bones of a human being;\n(2) \"Funerary object,\" any artifact or object which was intentionally placed with a deceased person, either at the time of burial or interment or at some subsequent time, and which is reasonably associated with human remains subject to §§ 34-27-21 to 34-27-30, inclusive, or has been identified, through available evidence, as having been removed from a specific burial site in South Dakota;\n(3) \"State archaeologist,\" the individual of this title employed by the South Dakota State Historical Society;\n(4) \"Tribal group,\" a federally recognized Indian tribe.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-27. CEMETERIES AND BURIAL RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-27-21","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"981141d21b2a24da48d9d8e13ae210c405510d0528fbea975272de7e5ef03a46","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-27-20","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-27-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}