<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-26A-21.1 - Record of the cremation--Retention.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 34-26A-21.1 - Record of the cremation--Retention."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 34-26A-21.1 - Record of the cremation--Retention."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-26A-21.1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-26A-21.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38SENU">34-26A-21.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38SENU">. </span><span class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38CL">Record of the cremation--Retention.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38Statute"><span class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38DefaultParagraphFont">Upon completion of a cremation, crematory personnel shall prepare a record of the cremation, and include the name of the decedent and the date and time of the cremation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38DefaultParagraphFont">The crematory shall retain the record required by this section in accordance with the record retention provisions set forth in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-26A-25.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38DefaultParagraphFont">34-26A-25.1</span></a><span class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s598c7eb7c6284b72a552ce49397f1a38SCL">SL 2023, ch 129, § 19.</span></p></div></body></html>