South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-19 - Vital Statistics
Sec2 61-19.900 - DISPOSITION AND TRANSPORTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS
Section 61-19.900.901 - Permits Governing the Disposal or Transportation of Dead Human Bodies

A. The subregistrar or the coroner in the county in which the death occurred shall issue a Burial-Removal-Transit Permit (BRTP) within forty-eight (48) hours after death or the next business day. If the body is found more than forty-eight (48) hours after death, the BRTP shall be filed within forty-eight (48) hours after the body is found.

B. The funeral director, or person acting as such, who first assumes custody of a dead body or fetus shall obtain a BRTP prior to final disposition or removal of the body or fetus from the State. BRTPs may be emailed, hand delivered, or faxed to a funeral home or company that first takes possession of the body. If a funeral home or transportation company is not participating in the electronic system to receive the BRTP via email, the permit must be printed and delivered to them via one of the aforementioned methods.

C. A BRTP issued under the law of another state which accompanies a dead body or fetus into this state shall be authority for final disposition of the body or fetus in this state.