Section 33A-5-7 – County appropriations to purchase burial plots–Conditions.
33A-5-7. County appropriations to purchase burial plots–Conditions. Any county may appropriate money with which to purchase lots or plots of ground in any cemetery or burial ground for the burial of any veteran as defined by §33A-2-1, or the veteran’s spouse, if the veteran or the veteran’s spouse had a legal residence within the county […]
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 […]
Section 33A-4-34 – Denial of admission to mentally ill, inebriate, or addicted person.
33A-4-34. Denial of admission to mentally ill, inebriate, or addicted person. No person may be received or retained in the State Veterans’ Home who is mentally ill, is an inebriate, or is addicted to the use of drugs. Source: SDC 1939, §41.0214 as enacted by SL 1951, ch 212, §3; SL 2007, ch 187, §220; […]
Section 33A-4-35 – Residence of members leaving home or adjudged mentally ill.
33A-4-35. Residence of members leaving home or adjudged mentally ill. If a member of the State Veterans’ Home is discharged from the home, or voluntarily leaves the home, or is adjudged mentally ill after admittance, the member’s residence is that of the county in which the member was residing at the time of the member’s […]
Section 33A-5-1 – Authority of county veterans’ service officer or field officer.
33A-5-1. Authority of county veterans’ service officer or field officer. Upon notice to the county or tribal veterans’ service officer or field officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs of the death within the county of a person entitled to burial benefits under this chapter, or at the officer’s own initiative in a proper case, […]
Section 33A-5-2 – Payment for burial of veteran–Eligibility of veteran or spouse for burial at state’s expense.
33A-5-2. Payment for burial of veteran–Eligibility of veteran or spouse for burial at state’s expense. The state shall pay a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars for the burial of a veteran. Any veteran as defined by §33A-2-1 or the veteran’s spouse shall be buried at the expense of the state if: (1)The veteran […]
Section 33A-5-4 – Headstone provided by federal government to be erected–Maximum expense–Time for claim.
33A-5-4. Headstone provided by federal government to be erected–Maximum expense–Time for claim. If a headstone is provided by the United States government for the purpose of marking the grave of a veteran who had been a resident of South Dakota for one year preceding entrance into military service or preceding death or if a memorial […]
Section 33A-4-23 – Allowance from member’s income for dependents.
33A-4-23. Allowance from member’s income for dependents. Any member of the State Veterans’ Home who is determined to have a dependent spouse or minor child shall allow for one-half of the member’s total gross income to be paid to the dependent spouse or minor child. If the superintendent determines the member’s spouse has deserted the […]
Section 33A-4-24 – Veterans’ home operating fund created.
33A-4-24. Veterans’ home operating fund created. There is hereby created a State Veterans’ Home operating fund. All sums paid to and received by the superintendent of the State Veterans’ Home, under this chapter, for the support, care, and maintenance of the members in the home, shall be paid monthly by him to the state treasurer […]