A coroner performing an autopsy on an unidentified body must obtain tissue and fluid samples suitable for DNA identification, typing, and testing. The samples must be transmitted to the State Law Enforcement Division.
S.C. Code Ann. § 17-7-25
Autopsy on unidentified body; preservation of DNA samples
2008 Act No. 413, SECTION 3.D, eff October 21, 2008.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.