S.C. Code § 25-12-10
Disposal of unclaimed or cremated human remains of a veteran
The unclaimed or cremated human remains of a veteran as defined in this chapter must be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
South Carolina Code Title 25, Chapter 12 — Veteran's Unclaimed Cremated Remains
South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 25, ch. 12 · 9 active provisions
S.C. Code § 25-12-20
Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) "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 State…
S.C. Code § 25-12-30
Authority of coroner or manager of funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary
A coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary, which has held in its possession cremated remains for more than one hundred twenty days from the date of cremation, shall determine, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if the cremated remains are those of a veteran, and if so,…
S.C. Code § 25-12-40
Sharing information; discharge of liability
(A) Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall prevent a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary from sharing information with the Veterans Administration, a veterans' service agency or veterans' affairs office, a veterans' service organizatio…
S.C. Code § 25-12-50
Disposition of remains
(A) If a coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary ascertains the cremated remains in its possession are those of a veteran, and they have not been instructed by the person in control of the disposition of the decedent's remains to arrange for the final disposal or delivery of the crema…
S.C. Code § 25-12-60
Liability for costs or damages
The veterans' service organization, coroner, funeral home, funeral establishment, mortuary, and any manager of them, upon disposing of cremated remains in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, must be held harmless for any costs or damages, except if there is gross negligence or wilful misconduct, and is disc…
S.C. Code § 25-12-70
Reimbursement by estate
The estate of the decedent is responsible for reimbursing a veterans' service organization, coroner, funeral home, funeral establishment, mortuary, and any manager of them for all reasonable expenses incurred in relation to the disposition of the cremated remains.
S.C. Code § 25-12-80
Records
A coroner or a manager of a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary shall establish and maintain a record identifying the veterans' service organization receiving the cremated remains.
S.C. Code § 25-12-90
Limitation of duty
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 o…