Title 33, MILITARY AFFAIRS

The adjutant general has general supervision and control of the Department of the Military subject to the orders and instructions of the Governor. The adjutant general may have such staff assistants in the several divisions named in this chapter as the adjutant general recommends…

The Department of the Military shall include such staff sections and administrative assistants as may be necessary for the proper administration of the department in conformity with current state and federal laws and regulations. Source: SL 1913, ch 267 , § 8; SL 1917, ch 297 , §…

The staff officers of the Department of the Military, including authorized administrative assistants, shall have had previous military experience and shall hold their positions until they have reached the age of sixty years, unless retired prior to that time, by reason of resigna…

The adjutant general shall appoint all officers and appointees of the Department of the Military. The adjutant general may employ such clerical and other employees and assistants as the adjutant general deems necessary for the proper transaction of the business of the department …

Staff assistants in the Department of the Military shall be commissioned by the Governor and have such rank in the general staff of the National Guard as the Governor provides in the commission of each. Such staff officers are not entitled to any stated monthly or annual salary, …

One adjutant general, in the grade of major general, shall be appointed and shall serve as provided by § 1-32-3 . At the time of appointment, the adjutant general shall be a federally recognized commissioned officer of the South Dakota National Guard, with not less than ten years…

The Office of the Adjutant General and all other powers, duties, and functions of the adjutant general shall continue in the Department of the Military. Source: SL 1973, ch 2 , § 270; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 138, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.

With the approval of the adjutant general all military and civilian employees of the Department of the Military shall observe the holidays designated by the federal government in lieu of the enumerated holidays in § 1-5-1 . Source: SL 1969, ch 172 , § 1; SL 2007, ch 187 , § 10; S…

The adjutant general shall distribute all orders from the Governor. The adjutant general is the organ of all written communication from the National Guard to the Governor and shall attend the Governor if required at review of the National Guard, or if ordered in the performance o…

Power is hereby vested in the adjutant general to secure data or information, or to procure assistance from the other departments, and a duty is hereby imposed upon the department upon which this demand is made, to make such power effective. Source: SL 1955, ch 150 , § 9; SDC Sup…

The general staff shall include such staff sections as are currently authorized by the Department of Defense in the table of organization for a state headquarters detachment. The responsibilities of the several staff sections and the duties of the several staff officers and admin…

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is abolished, and all its functions shall be administered by the Department of the Military as provided by § 1-46-5 . Source: SL 1973, ch 2 , § 276; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), §§ 18, 21, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.