The selection of a funeral director may be made by the tribe or next of kin, if any, otherwise by the board of county commissioners. The determination whether the decedent is buried or cremated may be made by the tribe or next of kin, if any, otherwise by the board of county commissioners. In no case may the county commissioners advertise for bids on burial or cremation of indigent poor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 28-17-3
Selection of funeral director--Decision regarding burial or cremation--Advertising for bids prohibited
Source: SDC 1939, § 12.1911 as added by SL 1953, ch 24; SL 1967, ch 19; SL 2012, ch 152, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.