34-26-5. Dissection for purposes of inquest authorized by coroner, sheriff, or state's attorney.
The right to dissect the dead body of a human being exists if the death occurs under circumstances in which a coroner is authorized by law to hold an inquest upon the body or under the provisions of §23-14-9.1, and a coroner, sheriff, or the state's attorney designated by law to order an autopsy authorizes such dissection for the purposes of the inquest.
Source: PenC 1877, §351, subdiv 2; CL 1887, §6552, subdiv 2; RPenC 1903, §356, subdiv 2; RC 1919, §3870 (2); SDC 1939, §27.1304 (2); SL 1961, ch 131; SL 1967, ch 103, §1; SL 1985, ch 191, §6; SL 2009, ch 123, §3.