Title 33A — VETERANS AFFAIRS
5 chapters · 123 sections in this title.
SDCL § 33A-5-1 Authority of county veterans' service officer or field officer
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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' servi…
SDCL § 33A-5-10 Retention of federal memorial pending payment for funeral or burial prohibited
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The provisions of § 44-11-9 or any other provision of law notwithstanding, if a funeral director, operator of a cemetery, or other individual involved with the funeral or burial of a veteran is in possession of a headstone, memorial headstone, or marker provided by the United Sta…
SDCL § 33A-5-11 State veterans cemetery operating fund--Fee for burial--Promulgation of rules
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There is hereby created in the state treasury the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery operating fund, into which shall be deposited disbursements from the endowment fund created in § 33A-5-12 , donations to the cemetery, and revenues generated by the South Dakota State Veterans …
SDCL § 33A-5-12 State veterans cemetery endowment fund
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The South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery endowment fund may be established within the South Dakota Community Foundation. The purpose of the endowment fund is to provide a fund for any person who wishes to contribute to the endowment fund to fund the construction and operation of …
SDCL § 33A-5-13 Minimum principal balance of fund
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Donations to the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery endowment fund shall be deposited into the fund to reach a minimum principal balance of three million dollars ($3,000,000) by July 1, 2023. Notwithstanding the minimum principal balance under this section, expenditures may be …
SDCL § 33A-5-14 Annual report of veterans council
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The South Dakota Veterans Council shall report annually to the Joint Committee on Appropriations on the balance of the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery endowment fund. Source: SL 2018, ch 201 , § 4, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
SDCL § 33A-5-15 Donation of land for state cemetery The State of South Dakota may accept the donation of a suitable amount of land from the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a state veterans' cemetery in Minnehaha County
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Source: SL 2018, ch 201 , § 5, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
SDCL § 33A-5-16 State cemetery pre-application
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The secretary of veterans affairs shall submit a state cemetery pre-application to the National Cemetery Administration as provided in 38 CFR 39.31 prior to July 1, 2018. Source: SL 2018, ch 201 , § 6, eff. Mar. 23, 2018.
SDCL § 33A-5-17 State cemetery grant application
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The secretary of veterans affairs shall submit a state cemetery grant application to the National Cemetery Administration as provided in 38 CFR 39.31 and to contract for the design, construction, equipping, and any other action that may be required to provide for a state veterans…
Payment for burial of veteran--Eligibility of veteran or spouse for burial at state's expense
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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 was a citizen of the United States and a resident of South Dakota f…
SDCL § 33A-5-3 Repealed by SL 2018, ch 199 , § 11
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33A-5-4 Headstone provided by federal government to be erected--Maximum expense--Time for claim--Private option. 33A-5-5 Public expenses--Payment procedure. 33A-5-6 Appropriation for expenses. 33A-5-7 County appropriations to purchase burial plots--Conditions. 33A-5-8 County purc…
SDCL § 33A-5-4 Headstone provided by federal government to be erected--Maximum expense--Time for claim--Private option
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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 headstone or marker is provided by the Un…
SDCL § 33A-5-5 Public expenses--Payment procedure
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All public expenses incurred under the provisions of §§ 33A-5-2 and 33A-5-4 , may only be approved, allowed, and certified by the county or tribal veterans service officer or employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs upon forms provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.…
SDCL § 33A-5-6 Appropriation for expenses
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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 …
SDCL § 33A-5-7 County appropriations to purchase burial plots--Conditions
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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 at the …
SDCL § 33A-5-8 County purchase of burial plots--Perpetual care--Title to plots
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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 State of South Dakota, and perm…
SDCL § 33A-5-9 Conditions for county payment of burial expense
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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 a circuit judge for …