Section 31-7-1 Amount; to whom payable; payments to next of kin of persons who died while imprisoned. A gratuity in the amount of $500 shall be paid out of the General Fund in the State Treasury to any person who entered the armed services while he was a bona fide resident of the State of […]
Section 31-7-2 Assignment, attachment, etc., prohibited; bonus not subject to state taxation. No assignment or pledge as security for a loan or any right or claim to the bonus under this chapter shall be valid. No sum payable under this chapter to a veteran shall be subject to attachment, levy, or seizure under any legal […]
Section 31-7-3 Department of Veterans’ Affairs to adopt rules and procedures for application for bonus, determination of eligibility, payment, etc. The State Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall have complete charge and control of the payment of the bonus authorized in this chapter and may adopt general rules for the making of such payments, the ascertainment […]
Section 31-7-4 Application for bonus. All applications for bonus or gratuity payments provided in this chapter must be made to the State Department of Veterans’ Affairs. No payment shall be made under this chapter except on applications duly received and approved by the department. (Acts 1973, No. 760, p. 1138, §4.)
Section 31-7-5 Issuance of warrant upon approval of application; warrant to be paid out of General Fund. Upon approving an application for a bonus the State Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall direct the state Comptroller to issue a warrant in the proper amount to the person entitled to receive the bonus. Such warrant shall be […]
