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-5-5 – Procedure for payment of expenses.
33A-5-5. Procedure for payment of expenses. All expenses incurred under the provisions of §§33A-5-2 to 33A-5-4, inclusive, shall be approved, allowed, and certified by the county or tribal veterans’ service officer or field officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs upon forms provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The county or tribal veteran’s service […]
Section 33A-5-6 – Appropriation for expenses.
33A-5-6. Appropriation for expenses. There is hereby annually appropriated out of the money in the state treasury a sum sufficient to carry out the provisions of §§33A-5-2 to 33A-5-5, inclusive. Source: SL 1887, ch 151, §5; CL 1887, §2473; RPolC 1903, §3241; RC 1919, §9967; SDC 1939, §41.0305; §33-19-7; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. […]
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-4-29 – Application for admission to home–Form and contents–False application as forfeiture.
33A-4-29. Application for admission to home–Form and contents–False application as forfeiture. All applications for admission to the State Veterans’ Home shall be made in writing upon blank forms, which shall be furnished by the superintendent. Such applications shall be filled out by the applicant, and include information as to military service, full financial statement, essential […]
Section 33A-4-14 – Payment by member and spouse with specified combined assets.
33A-4-14. Payment by member and spouse with specified combined assets. If any veteran and spouse accumulate more than fifteen thousand dollars in cash assets while both are in residency at the State Veterans’ Home, they shall pay a monthly charge determined by the secretary of veterans affairs. Source: SDC 1939, §41.0215 as added by SL […]