South Carolina Code 25-12-90. Limitation of duty
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 25-12-90
- Coroner: means the person defined in § 17-5-5(3). See South Carolina Code 25-12-20
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- mortuary: means as defined in § 40-19-20. See South Carolina Code 25-12-20
- Veteran: means a person who has:
(a) served on active duty in the uniformed military services of the United States;
(b) served on active duty in the National Guard or any organized state militia; or
(c) served in the reserve components of the uniformed military services of the United States on active duty; and
(d) was released from this service other than by dishonorable discharge. See South Carolina Code 25-12-20
Nothing in this chapter requires a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary to determine or seek others to determine that an individual’s cremated remains are those of a veteran if the manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary was informed by the person in control of the remains that the individual was not a veteran, or to relinquish possession of the cremated remains to a veterans’ service organization if the manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary was instructed by a person in control of the remains, or had a reasonable belief, that the decedent did not desire any funeral or burial related services or ceremonies recognizing the decedent’s service as a veteran.