S.C. Code Ann. § 24-3-570
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SECTION 24-3-570. Disposition of body.
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The body of the person executed must be delivered to his relatives. If no claim is made by relatives for the body, it must be disposed of in the same manner as bodies of inmates who die in the state prison system. If the nearest relatives of a person executed desire that the body be transported to the person's former home, the expenses for this transportation must be paid by the state prison system. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
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