Section 33A-5-10 – Retention of federal memorial pending payment for funeral or burial prohibited.
33A-5-10. Retention of federal memorial pending payment for funeral or burial prohibited. The provisions of §44-11-9 or any other provision of law notwithstanding, if a funeral director, operator of a cemetery, or other individual involved with the funeral or burial of a veteran is in possession of a headstone, memorial headstone, or marker provided by […]
Section 33A-5-11 – State veterans cemetery operating fund–Fee for burial–Promulgation of rules.
33A-5-11. State veterans cemetery operating fund–Fee for burial–Promulgation of rules. There is hereby created in the state treasury the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery operating fund, into which shall be deposited disbursements from the endowment fund created in §33A-5-12, donations to the cemetery, and revenues generated by the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery. The Department […]
Section 33A-5-12 – State veterans cemetery endowment fund.
33A-5-12. State veterans cemetery endowment fund. The South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery endowment fund may be established within the South Dakota Community Foundation. The purpose of the endowment fund is to provide a fund for any person who wishes to contribute to the endowment fund to fund the construction and operation of the South Dakota […]
Section 33A-5-13 – Minimum principal balance of fund.
33A-5-13. Minimum principal balance of fund. Donations to the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery endowment fund shall be deposited into the fund to reach a minimum principal balance of three million dollars ($3,000,000) by July 1, 2023. Notwithstanding the minimum principal balance under this section, expenditures may be made prior to July 1, 2023. If […]
Section 33A-5-14 – Annual report of veterans council.
33A-5-14. Annual report of veterans council. The South Dakota Veterans Council shall report annually to the Joint Committee on Appropriations on the balance of the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery endowment fund. Source: SL 2018, ch 201, §4, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
Section 33A-5-15 – Donation of land for state cemetery
33A-5-15. Donation of land for state cemetery The State of South Dakota may accept the donation of a suitable amount of land from the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a state veterans’ cemetery in Minnehaha County. Source: SL 2018, ch 201, §5, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
Section 33A-5-16 – State cemetery pre-application.
33A-5-16. State cemetery pre-application. The secretary of veterans affairs shall submit a state cemetery pre-application to the National Cemetery Administration as provided in 38 CFR 39.31 prior to July 1, 2018. Source: SL 2018, ch 201, §6, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
Section 33A-5-17 – State cemetery grant application.
33A-5-17. State cemetery grant application. The secretary of veterans affairs shall submit a state cemetery grant application to the National Cemetery Administration as provided in 38 CFR 39.31 and to contract for the design, construction, equipping, and any other action that may be required to provide for a state veterans cemetery in Minnehaha County, South […]
Section 33A-5-8 – County purchase of burial plots–Perpetual care–Title to plots.
33A-5-8. County purchase of burial plots–Perpetual care–Title to plots. Each board of county commissioners of each county of this state may, as soon as the money has been appropriated, purchase not more than ten burial plots and provide for the perpetual care of the plots. The title to the burial plots is vested in the […]
Section 33A-5-9 – Conditions for county payment of burial expense.
33A-5-9. Conditions for county payment of burial expense. Any county may pay burial expense of persons described in §33A-5-7 for any such burial if the person dies in the county or has legal residence in the county at the time of death and if the relatives or friends of the deceased furnish affidavits acceptable to […]