The Committee on Judiciary proposes the following amendment (SJ-4188.PB0004S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

SECTION 1. Section 17-5-590 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 17-5-590. (A) For purposes of this section:
  (1) a body is unidentified if the dead person's identity is unknown or cannot be established after all available methods have been exhausted; and
  (2) a body is unclaimed if:
   (a) a person cannot be located to take custody of the body, or
   (b) there is a person to take custody of the body, but that person cannot or will not assume financial responsibility for disposition of the body.
 (B) If the body of a dead person is unidentifiable, the remains may not be cremated for at least thirty days. The coroner or medical examiner mustmay have the remains buried or interred in a cemetery in the county in which the remains were found.
 (B)(C) If a coroner has possession of human remains that have been identified and the deceased person has been determined to be an unclaimed veteran, then the coroner must release the remains to a funeral home, funeral establishment, or mortuary for disposition pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 12, Title 25.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.