<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.sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0 { 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.sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:06"><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000000">67:12:05:06</span></a><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000001">.  Tangible personal property considered a resource.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0"> Tangible personal property of an applicant or recipient is considered a resource </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">subject to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:05"><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000002">67:12:05:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0"> </span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">and valued according to its equity value</span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">, except</span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    (1)  Household goods essential for day-to-day living;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    (2)  Items </span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">that have</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0"> an equity value of </span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">less than five hundred dollars</span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">. Final determination of an item's value must be made by an individual, other than the applicant, who is familiar with and can place a value on the property;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    (3)  A personal wedding and engagement ring, made with precious stones or metals; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    (</span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">4</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">)  The equity in one vehicle of no more than </span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">one thousand five hundred dollars, if the vehicle</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0"> is the assistance unit's primary mode of transportation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    </span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § ; 2 SDR 24, effective October 1, 1975; 7 SDR 23, effective September 18, 1980; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981; 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 14 SDR 140, effective May 1, 1988; 20 SDR 196, effective May 23, 1994</span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025</span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    </span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000002">28-</span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    </span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000002">28-</span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000002">6-1</span></a><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    </span><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    Need and amount of assistance, 45 C.F.R. § 233.20.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">Maximum resource limit, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:05"><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000002">67:12:05:05</span></a><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">    Exclusion of vehicle owned by dependent child, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:05:76"><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0-000002">67:12:05:76</span></a><span class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb6b85e4d-af4c-48fa-bae7-9840c01770e6000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>