Statutes > South Dakota Statutes > Title 34 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY > Chapter 26 - Custody And Disposition Of Bodies And Body Parts > Section 34-26-5 - Dissection for purposes of inquest authorized by coroner, sheriff, or state's attorney.

Section 34-26-5 - Dissection for purposes of inquest authorized by coroner, sheriff, or state's attorney.

34-26-5. Dissection for purposes of inquest authorized by coroner, sheriff, or state's attorney. The right to dissect the dead body of a human being exists if the death occurs under circumstances in which a coroner is authorized by law to hold an inquest upon the body or under the provisions of § 23-14-9.1, and a coroner, sheriff, or the state's attorney designated by law to order an autopsy authorizes such dissection for the purposes of the inquest.

Source: PenC 1877, § 351, subdiv 2; CL 1887, § 6552, subdiv 2; RPenC 1903, § 356, subdiv 2; RC 1919, § 3870 (2); SDC 1939, § 27.1304 (2); SL 1961, ch 131; SL 1967, ch 103, § 1; SL 1985, ch 191, § 6; SL 2009, ch 123, § 3.