S.D. Codified Laws § 33A-5-1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 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, the veterans' service officer or field officer shall implement the provisions of this chapter in reference to the burial of the deceased.

SDCL 33A-5-1

SL 1887, ch 151, § 3; CL 1887, § 2471; RPolC 1903, § 3239; RC 1919, § 9965; SDC 1939, § 41.0303; SL 1939, ch 156, § 3; SL 1941, ch 173, § 2; SL 1949, ch 155, § 2; SL 1961, ch 207; SL 1968, ch 160, § 2; SL 2007, ch 187, §223; § 33-19-1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, §20.