S.D. Codified Laws § 28-17-1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 28-17-1 - County to employ funeral director to supervise burial or cremation of indigent person

If any person dies within any county, who does not have money or means necessary to defray the funeral expenses, and whose relatives or friends are unable or unwilling to defray the expenses, the county commissioners shall employ a funeral director to provide for and superintend the burial or cremation of the deceased person.

SDCL 28-17-1

SDC 1939, § 50.0105; SL 1976, ch 173, § 23; SL 2012, ch 152, §1.