Section 17-5-590. Disposition of remains of unidentified dead bodies.

SC Code § 17-5-590 (2019) (N/A)
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If the body of a dead person is unidentifiable, the remains may not be cremated for at least thirty days. The coroner or medical examiner must have the remains buried or interred in a cemetery in the county in which the remains were found.

HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 73, Section 1.