Section 34-26A-13 - When cremation may take place--Investigation by coroner--Waiver of timerequirement. - South Dakota Statutes

34-26A-13. When cremation may take place--Investigation by coroner--Waiver of time requirement. No human remains may be cremated within twenty-four hours after the time of death, as indicated on the medical certificate of death, or the coroner's certificate. If the death is such as is to be investigated by a coroner, the human remains may not be cremated by the crematory authority until the coroner has completed his investigation and authorization to cremate has been received in writing from the coroner of the county in which the death occurred. In no instance may the lapse of time between the death and any cremation be less than twenty-four hours, unless the death was a result of an infectious, contagious, or communicable and dangerous disease, and the time requirement is waived in writing by the coroner or the attending physician where the death occurred.

Source: SL 1988, ch 283, § 13.