If in a case of sudden, violent, or suspicious death a body is buried without an investigation by the coroner or medical examiner, a person having knowledge of this fact must notify the coroner or the medical examiner.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-5-610
Duty to notify coroner or medical examiner in certain cases when body is buried without investigation
2001 Act No. 73, SECTION 1.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.