<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:14.01"><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000000">67:12:01:14.01</span></a><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000001">.  Deeming of sponsor's income and resources to alien when sponsor is an individual -- Cooperation of sponsor is condition of eligibility.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0"> If the alien's sponsor is an individual, the income and resources of the sponsor and the sponsor's spouse, if any, are deemed to be the unearned income and resources of the alien.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">    The alien must obtain the cooperation of the sponsor for purposes of determining the income and resources that can be available to the alien. An alien who is unable to obtain this cooperation is ineligible for assistance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">    This section applies to an alien whose first application for assistance is received after September 30, 1981, and applies for a period of three consecutive years following the date the alien entered the United States.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">    </span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0"> 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 12 SDR 112, effective January 16, 1986</span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">    </span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">    </span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000003">28-</span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">    </span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">    Eligibility of sponsored aliens</span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">, 45 C.F.R. § 233.51</span><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">Aliens exempt from sponsor deeming, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:14.02"><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0-000003">67:12:01:14.02</span></a><span class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s94a4e758-bea9-4fd0-9ef6-0b80c7022c72000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>