If the place of death is unknown, a death certificate shall indicate the place of death as the location in which a dead body is found. If death occurs in a moving conveyance, a death certificate shall indicate the place of death as the location where the body was first removed from the conveyance.
S.D. Codified Laws § 34-25-25.1
Place of filing death certificate when place of death unknown or in moving conveyance required
Source: SL 1972, ch 194, § 26; SL 2003, ch 186, § 6.
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