7-14-3. Surrender or burial of body viewed by coroner.
The coroner shall cause the body of any deceased person which he is called upon to view to be delivered to the person entitled to receive it, if any there be; but if not, he shall cause it to be properly buried and the expense paid from any property found with the body.
Source: SL 1874-5, ch 27, §103; PolC 1877, ch 21, §81; CL 1887, §676; RPolC 1903, §911; SL 1909, ch 278; RC 1919, §5969; SDC 1939, §12.1102.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Section 7-14-1 - Fees and expenses allowable to coroner set by board.
Section 7-14-2 - Reimbursement and source of payment of coroner's expenses.
Section 7-14-3 - Surrender or burial of body viewed by coroner.
Section 7-14-4 - Offer of body to medical school--Burial if not requisitioned by school.
Section 7-14-5 - Delivery to county treasurer of property found on body--Action for recovery.
Section 7-14-6 - Deposit and sale of property found on body--Delivery to decedent's estate.
Section 7-14-7 - Coroner to account for property before fees paid.
Section 7-14-8 - Salary--Radio.