S.D. Codified Laws § 62-8-43
Refusal to permit autopsy--Suspension of proceedings for compensation
All proceedings for compensation shall be suspended upon refusal of a claimant or claimants to permit the autopsy when so ordered. No compensation is payable during the continuance of the refusal.
Source: SDC 1939, § 64.0823 as enacted by SL 1947, ch 426; SL 2008, ch 278, § 77.