20:16:15:24.  Advance written applications required. An application for the commencement of pension benefits shall be in writing on a form and in a manner prescribed by the board, and shall be filed with the board in advance of the first month for which benefits are to be paid.

          Source: 28 SDR 109, effective February 11, 2002; 36 SDR 207, effective July 1, 2010; 40 SDR 197, effective May 27, 2014; 45 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2019.

          General Authority: SDCL 3-12C-1647.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 3-12C-1643, 3-12C-1644.