<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeNormal { text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeHG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeHG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/33A-1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeHG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeNormal"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeHG4C">STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeNormal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffe000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Veteran defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Department assistance to veterans and dependents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Office space for department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Promulgation of rules on procedures and standards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-9</span></a><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 2015, ch 175, § 1.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Office and personnel.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-11" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Annual report.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-12" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Qualifications of employees--Duties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-13" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Representation of veterans.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-14" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-14" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-14</span></a><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 2015, ch 175, § 2.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-15" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Burial of veterans.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-16" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Benefits secured by department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-17" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-17" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-17</span></a><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">, 33A-1-18. Repealed by SL 2011, ch 152, §§ 10, 11.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-19" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Assistant attorney general assigned to department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-20" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Investigative authority of department--Access to records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-21" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Department records as confidential--Exceptions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-22" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    County veterans' service officer--Approval by secretary of veterans affairs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-23" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    County commissioners to assist service officer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-24" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Duties of county veterans service officer--Direction by department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-25" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Qualifications of county veterans' officer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-26" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Training program for county veterans service officers--Attendance and testing--Certification of compliance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-27" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-27</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-27" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-27</span></a><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 2015, ch 175, § 3.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-28" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Salary and budget of county service officer--Office space and equipment.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-29" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Tribal veterans' service officers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-30" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-30</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Salary reimbursement and services for Indian tribes and service officers--Tribes responsible for financial obligations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-31" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    State aid for salaries of county service officers--Maximum reimbursement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-32" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    County service officers--Basic salary schedule.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-33" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-33</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Training of county officer required for state reimbursement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeB"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-34" rel="noopener"><span class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-34</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s23133c77570b4acc8e8f0d41a85ceffeDefaultParagraphFont">    Construction of chapter.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056003Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056003SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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class="s2056003Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-1"><span class="s2056003SENU">33A-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056003SENU">. </span><span class="s2056003CL">Veteran defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056003Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056003DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this chapter, a veteran is a person who meets the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-2-1"><span class="s2056003DefaultParagraphFont">33A-2-1</span></a><span class="s2056003DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056003Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056003000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056003Normal"><span class="s2056003SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056003SCL-000002"> SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 1; SL 1953, ch 218, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0401; SL 2007, ch 187, § 149; SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33-16-1"><span class="s2056003SCL-000002">33-16-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056003SCL-000002">; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056003SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056003SCL-000002">), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 1; SL 2015, ch 174, § 1, eff. Feb. 18, 2015.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056004Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056004SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056004CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056004Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056004DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056004000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056004SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056004SCL-000002 { 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="s2056004Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-2"><span class="s2056004SENU">33A-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056004SENU">. </span><span class="s2056004CL">Department assistance to veterans and dependents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056004Normal-000000"><span class="s2056004DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Veterans Affairs shall aid in meeting the emergency needs of dependents of men and women in the armed services and shall represent the interest of veterans and their dependents in claims they have against the federal government or other agencies growing out of the service of those veterans.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056004Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056004000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056004Normal"><span class="s2056004SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056004SCL-000002"> SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 1; SL 1953, ch 218, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0401; SDCL § 33-16-2; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056004SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056004SCL-000002">), §§ 20, 23, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcf000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-3 - Office space for department."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-3 - Office space for department."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfSENU">33A-1-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfSENU">. </span><span class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfCL">Office space for department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfStatute"><span class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfDefaultParagraphFont">Office space for the Department of Veterans Affairs must be provided in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building or in other suitable space at the state capital.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcf000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8e92138e38db49439033b10425521bcfSCL">SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0409; SDCL § 33-16-3; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 141, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2023, ch 111, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2080539Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2080539SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080539CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080539000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080539DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080539SCL { 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="s2080539Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-4"><span class="s2080539SENU">33A-1-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080539SENU">. </span><span class="s2080539CL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080539Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080539000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080539Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080539DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="s2080539SCL">SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0402; SL 1972, ch 189; SL 1976, ch 19, § 8; SL 1976, ch 205; SL 1987, ch 29, § 86; SL 1994, ch 267, § 4; SDCL § 33-16-4; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2020, ch 140, § 9.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2080540Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2080540SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080540CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080540000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080540DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080540SCL { 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="s2080540Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-5"><span class="s2080540SENU">33A-1-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080540SENU">. </span><span class="s2080540CL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080540Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080540000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080540Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080540DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="s2080540SCL">SL 1973, ch 2, § 273; SDCL § 33-16-4.1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 142, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 3; SL 2020, ch 140, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2080541Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2080541SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080541CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080541000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080541DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080541SCL { 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="s2080541Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-6"><span class="s2080541SENU">33A-1-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080541SENU">. </span><span class="s2080541CL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080541Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080541000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080541Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080541DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="s2080541SCL">SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 3; SL 1945, ch 178, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0403; SL 1976, ch 206, § 1; SDCL § 33-16-6; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §§ 20, 142, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 4; SL 2020, ch 140, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2080542Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2080542SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080542CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080542000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080542DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080542SCL { 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="s2080542Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-7"><span class="s2080542SENU">33A-1-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080542SENU">. </span><span class="s2080542CL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080542Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080542000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080542Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080542DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="s2080542SCL">SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, §§ 3, 4; SL 1945, ch 178, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, §§ 41.0403, 41.0404; SL 1970, ch 190; SL 1986, ch 27, § 25; SL 1986, ch 272, § 20; SDCL § 33-16-7; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2020, ch 140, § 12.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056010Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2056010SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056010CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056010Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2056010DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056010Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2056010000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056010SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056010SCL-000003 { 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="s2056010Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-8"><span class="s2056010SENU">33A-1-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056010SENU">. </span><span class="s2056010CL">Promulgation of rules on procedures and standards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056010Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Veterans Affairs may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=1-26"><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">1-26</span></a><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">, to:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056010Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Provide procedures and standards for department personnel to act as agents for veterans pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-13"><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-13</span></a><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056010Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Provide procedures and standards for cooperation and administration of burial of veterans pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-15"><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-15</span></a><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056010Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Provide procedures and requirements to assist in securing veterans' benefits and to train county and tribal veterans service officers to provide such assistance pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-16"><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-16</span></a><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056010Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Provide procedures for investigations pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-20"><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-20</span></a><span class="s2056010DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056010Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056010000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056010Normal"><span class="s2056010SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056010SCL-000003"> SL 1986, ch 272, § 21; SL 1993, ch 213, § 219; SDCL § 33-16-7.1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056010SCL-000003">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056010SCL-000003">), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 5; SL 2015, ch 174, § 2, eff. Feb. 18, 2015; SL 2018, ch 199, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES33A-1-9 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 33A-1-9 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 33A-1-9"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 33A-1-9. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 2015, ch 175, &#167;&nbsp;1.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-10 - Office and personnel."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-10 - Office and personnel."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-10"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675SENU">33A-1-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675SENU">. </span><span class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675CL">Office and personnel.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675Statute"><span class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675DefaultParagraphFont">The secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish and maintain an office and field force to carry out the provisions of this chapter, including representation at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s8278601704fa4b069d5835cdeeb3c675SCL">SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0404; SL 1965, ch 174, § 1; SL 2007, ch 187, § 151; SDCL § 33-16-11; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 145, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 6; SL 2023, ch 111, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4d000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-11 - Annual report."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-11 - Annual report."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-11"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-11" rel="noopener"><span class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dSENU">33A-1-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dSENU">. </span><span class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dCL">Annual report.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dStatute"><span class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dDefaultParagraphFont">The secretary shall make an annual written report to the Governor. The report must be open to public inspection.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s58ec3c3e480a485f83e590c6e85efb4dSCL">SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 6; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0406; SDCL § 33-16-12; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 146, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2023, ch 111, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-12 - Qualifications of employees--Duties."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-12 - Qualifications of employees--Duties."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-12"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-12" rel="noopener"><span class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68SENU">33A-1-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68SENU">. </span><span class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68CL">Qualifications of employees--Duties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68DefaultParagraphFont">All employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs below the level of secretary shall be selected as provided by chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-6D" rel="noopener"><span class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68DefaultParagraphFont">3-6D</span></a><span class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68DefaultParagraphFont">. However, any employee that holds the title of state veterans service officer must be a veteran who has served in the armed forces of the United States and is a citizen of the United States. All other employees must be veterans, if available. These employees shall perform duties assigned to them by the Department of Veterans Affairs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s9169e17792ed4fe3a0e3bc8361545d68SCL">SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0404; SL 2007, ch 187, § 152; SDCL § 33-16-13; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 147, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2015, ch 176, § 1; SL 2023, ch 111, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056015Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056015SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056015CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056015Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056015DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056015000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056015SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056015SCL-000002 { 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="s2056015Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-13"><span class="s2056015SENU">33A-1-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056015SENU">. </span><span class="s2056015CL">Representation of veterans.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056015Normal-000000"><span class="s2056015DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Veterans Affairs shall act as the agent of any veteran, National Guard or Reserve member, and any dependent of a veteran or member of the state having a claim against the United States arising from or connected with service in the armed forces. The department shall prosecute the claim without charge.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056015Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056015000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056015Normal"><span class="s2056015SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056015SCL-000002"> SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 5; SL 1947, ch 184; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0405 (1); SDCL § 33-16-14; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056015SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056015SCL-000002">), § 148, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES33A-1-14 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 33A-1-14 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 33A-1-14"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 33A-1-14. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 2015, ch 175, &#167;&nbsp;2.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056017Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056017SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056017CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056017Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056017DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056017000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056017SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056017SCL-000002 { 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="s2056017Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-15"><span class="s2056017SENU">33A-1-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056017SENU">. </span><span class="s2056017CL">Burial of veterans.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056017Normal-000000"><span class="s2056017DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Veterans Affairs shall cooperate in the administration of laws relating to burial of veterans and of other state laws for veterans' benefits.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056017Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056017000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056017Normal"><span class="s2056017SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056017SCL-000002"> SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 5; SL 1947, ch 184; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0405 (4); SDCL § 33-16-17; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056017SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056017SCL-000002">), § 148, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-16 - Benefits secured by department."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-16 - Benefits secured by department."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-16"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-16" rel="noopener"><span class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15SENU">33A-1-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15SENU">. </span><span class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15CL">Benefits secured by department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15Statute"><span class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Veterans Affairs shall cooperate with all national, state, county, municipal, and private social agencies in securing to veterans, National Guard or Reserve members, and their dependents, the benefits provided by national, state, and county laws, municipal ordinances, or public or private social agencies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s3eebde98ab474aeda9af67abb3809e15SCL">SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 5; SL 1947, ch 184; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0405 (5); SL 2007, ch 187, § 153; SDCL § 33-16-18; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 149, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 151, § 1; SL 2011, ch 152, § 9; SL 2023, ch 111, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES33A-1-17 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 33A-1-17 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 33A-1-17"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 33A-1-17, 33A-1-18. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 2011, ch 152, &#167;&#167;&nbsp;10, 11.<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056020Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056020SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056020CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056020Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056020DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056020000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056020SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056020SCL-000002 { 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="s2056020Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-19"><span class="s2056020SENU">33A-1-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056020SENU">. </span><span class="s2056020CL">Assistant attorney general assigned to department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056020Normal-000000"><span class="s2056020DefaultParagraphFont">The attorney general shall assign to the Department of Veterans Affairs an assistant attorney general who is, if available, an honorably discharged war veteran. The assistant attorney general shall serve the department for a period of time deemed necessary for the adequate protection of the interests of veterans and of the state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056020Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056020000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056020Normal"><span class="s2056020SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056020SCL-000002"> SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 10; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0410; SL 2007, ch 187, § 155; SDCL § 33-16-21; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056020SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056020SCL-000002">), § 148, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056021Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056021SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056021CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056021Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056021DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056021000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056021SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056021SCL-000002 { 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="s2056021Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-20"><span class="s2056021SENU">33A-1-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056021SENU">. </span><span class="s2056021CL">Investigative authority of department--Access to records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056021Normal-000000"><span class="s2056021DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Veterans Affairs has access to the records of penal and charitable institutions and may investigate the status of veterans in such institutions. The department may report to the heads of such institutions and if necessary to the Governor any recommendations for the benefit of such veterans.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056021Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056021000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056021Normal"><span class="s2056021SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056021SCL-000002"> SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 7; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0407; SL 2007, ch 187, § 156; SDCL § 33-16-22; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056021SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056021SCL-000002">), § 148, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056022Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056022SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056022CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056022Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056022DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056022000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056022SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056022SCL-000002 { 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="s2056022Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-21"><span class="s2056022SENU">33A-1-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056022SENU">. </span><span class="s2056022CL">Department records as confidential--Exceptions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056022Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056022DefaultParagraphFont">The contents of, and all files, records, reports, papers, and documents pertaining to, any claim for the benefits of this chapter, or chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-2"><span class="s2056022DefaultParagraphFont">33A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056022DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-5"><span class="s2056022DefaultParagraphFont">33A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056022DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, whether pending or adjudicated, are confidential and privileged except to the veteran, a veteran's dependents or their duly authorized agents. However, investigatory material compiled solely for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for the benefits of this chapter, or chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-2"><span class="s2056022DefaultParagraphFont">33A-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056022DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-5"><span class="s2056022DefaultParagraphFont">33A-5</span></a><span class="s2056022DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, are exempt from release to the extent that the disclosure of the material would reveal the identity of the source who furnished information to the department under an express promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence, or, prior to July 1, 1985, under an implied promise that the identity of the source would be held in confidence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056022Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056022000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056022Normal"><span class="s2056022SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056022SCL-000002"> SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0408; SL 1984, ch 12, § 65; SL 1985, ch 274; SDCL § 33-16-23; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056022SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056022SCL-000002">), § 148, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-22 - County veterans' service officer--Approval by secretary of veterans affairs."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-22 - County veterans' service officer--Approval by secretary of veterans affairs."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/33A-1-22"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-22" rel="noopener"><span class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2SENU">33A-1-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2SENU">. </span><span class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2CL">County veterans' service officer--Approval by secretary of veterans affairs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2DefaultParagraphFont">The board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall employ a county veterans' service officer, join with another county or counties in employing a county veterans' service officer, or contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide services as required by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-24" rel="noopener"><span class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-24</span></a><span class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2DefaultParagraphFont">. Employment as a county veterans' service officer is contingent upon approval by the secretary of veterans affairs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s1d8e0ab0b95b4fafa1e7d1b0d322b5d2SCL">SL 1945, ch 183, § 1; SL 1949, ch 156; SL 1953, ch 218, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0412; SL 1968, ch 161; SL 1976, ch 206, § 2; SL 2007, ch 187, § 157; SDCL § 33-16-24; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 150, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2024, ch 124, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056024Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056024SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056024CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056024Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056024DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056024000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056024SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056024SCL-000002 { 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="s2056024Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-23"><span class="s2056024SENU">33A-1-23</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056024SENU">. </span><span class="s2056024CL">County commissioners to assist service officer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056024Normal-000000"><span class="s2056024DefaultParagraphFont">The board or boards of county commissioners shall furnish the county veterans' service officer with such assistance and clerical help as may be necessary, when, in the opinion of the board or boards of county commissioners and the Department of Veterans Affairs such action would be in the public interest.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056024Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056024000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056024Normal"><span class="s2056024SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056024SCL-000002"> SL 1945, ch 183, § 1; SL 1949, ch 156; SL 1953, ch 218, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0412; SL 1968, ch 161; SDCL § 33-16-25; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056024SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056024SCL-000002">), § 148, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09a000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-24 - Duties of county veterans service officer--Direction by department."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-24 - Duties of county veterans service officer--Direction by department."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-24"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-24" rel="noopener"><span class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aSENU">33A-1-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aSENU">. </span><span class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aCL">Duties of county veterans service officer--Direction by department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aStatute"><span class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aDefaultParagraphFont">Each county veterans service officer shall provide, within the county or counties employing the officer, local contact between fieldmen of the Department of Veterans Affairs and persons in the armed service or those discharged from such service, and the dependents of such persons. The county veterans service officer works under the direction of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09a000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4a933616b1354bb99e9b6f656d92c09aSCL">SL 1945, ch 183, § 1; SL 1949, ch 156; SL 1953, ch 218, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0412; SL 1968, ch 161; SL 2007, ch 187, § 158; SDCL § 33-16-26; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 148, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2015, ch 174, § 3, eff. Feb. 18, 2015; SL 2023, ch 111, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056026Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056026SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056026CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056026Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056026DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056026000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056026SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056026SCL-000002 { 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="s2056026Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-25"><span class="s2056026SENU">33A-1-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056026SENU">. </span><span class="s2056026CL">Qualifications of county veterans' officer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056026Normal-000000"><span class="s2056026DefaultParagraphFont">Each county veterans' service officer shall be a veteran who has served in the armed forces of the United States and is a citizen of the United States.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056026Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056026000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056026Normal"><span class="s2056026SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056026SCL-000002"> SL 1945, ch 183, § 1; SL 1949, ch 156; SL 1953, ch 218, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0412; SL 1968, ch 161; SL 1989, ch 285; SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33-16-27"><span class="s2056026SCL-000002">33-16-27</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056026SCL-000002">; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056026SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056026SCL-000002">), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 12.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056027Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056027SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056027CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056027Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056027DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056027000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056027SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056027SCL-000002 { 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="s2056027Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-26"><span class="s2056027SENU">33A-1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056027SENU">. </span><span class="s2056027CL">Training program for county veterans service officers--Attendance and testing--Certification of compliance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056027Normal-000000"><span class="s2056027DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish a training program for county veterans service officers. Every county veterans service officer employed under the provisions of this chapter shall annually complete the training program established by the department and successfully complete a test administered by the department. The secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall certify training compliance to the board of county commissioners. The secretary shall recommend against reappointment of any county veterans service officer not in compliance with the provisions of this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056027Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056027000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056027Normal"><span class="s2056027SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056027SCL-000002"> SL 1975, ch 214; SL 1990, ch 265; SL 2000, ch 163, § 1; SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33-16-27.1"><span class="s2056027SCL-000002">33-16-27.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056027SCL-000002">; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056027SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056027SCL-000002">), § 151, eff. 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The salary and budget of the officer is determined by the board or boards of county commissioners employing the officer. The officer must be provided with a secure office space, office fixtures, furnishings, and equipment, either in the courthouse or some other central and accessible location.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2a8e5041fa64485a88ae3ad4430940a4Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2a8e5041fa64485a88ae3ad4430940a4000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2a8e5041fa64485a88ae3ad4430940a4NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2a8e5041fa64485a88ae3ad4430940a4DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2a8e5041fa64485a88ae3ad4430940a4SCL">SL 1945, ch 183, § 1; SL 1949, ch 156; SL 1953, ch 218, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0412; SL 1968, ch 161; SL 1976, ch 206, § 3; SL 2007, ch 187, § 159; SDCL § 33-16-28; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2023, ch 111, § 7.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-29 - Tribal veterans' service officers."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-29 - Tribal veterans' service officers."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/33A-1-29"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-29" rel="noopener"><span class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8SENU">33A-1-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8SENU">. </span><span class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8CL">Tribal veterans' service officers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont">An Indian tribe, as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=2-14-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont">2-14-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont">, may appoint a veterans' service officer to serve under the same terms and conditions as a county veterans' service officer, as provided for in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-22" rel="noopener"><span class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-28" rel="noopener"><span class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, or may contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the services of a veterans' service officer pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-24" rel="noopener"><span class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-24</span></a><span class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont">. Any officer appointed or contracted with pursuant to this section is a tribal veterans' service officer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd86dbeb43d5145df925fa1c63ba238a8SCL">SL 1975, ch 215; SDCL § 33-16-28.1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2024, ch 124, § 2; SL 2026, ch 19, § 12.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056031Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056031SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056031CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056031Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056031DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056031Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056031000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056031SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056031SCL-000003 { 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="s2056031Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-30"><span class="s2056031SENU">33A-1-30</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056031SENU">. </span><span class="s2056031CL">Salary reimbursement and services for Indian tribes and service officers--Tribes responsible for financial obligations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056031Normal-000000"><span class="s2056031DefaultParagraphFont">Such Indian tribes and veterans' service officers shall receive the same salary reimbursement and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs as those available to county commissioners and county veteran service officers under the provisions of this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056031Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056031DefaultParagraphFont">Such Indian tribes shall be entirely responsible for all financial obligations accrued by veterans' service officers, appointed pursuant to the terms of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-29"><span class="s2056031DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-29</span></a><span class="s2056031DefaultParagraphFont">, except as provided in this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056031Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056031000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056031Normal"><span class="s2056031SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056031SCL-000003"> SL 1975, ch 215; SL 1979, ch 232; SDCL § 33-16-28.2; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056031SCL-000003">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056031SCL-000003">), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-31 - State aid for salaries of county service officers--Maximum reimbursement."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-31 - State aid for salaries of county service officers--Maximum reimbursement."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-31"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-31" rel="noopener"><span class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256SENU">33A-1-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256SENU">. </span><span class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256CL">State aid for salaries of county service officers--Maximum reimbursement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Veterans Affairs may establish, implement, and maintain a program for providing financial assistance to counties in paying the salaries of county veterans service officers. No county may be reimbursed in excess of twenty-five percent of the basic salary schedule outlined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-32" rel="noopener"><span class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256DefaultParagraphFont"> for any fiscal year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s1f37a1ade77f43be980ab8e4fa388256SCL">SL 1977, ch 273, § 1; SL 1991, ch 267, § 1; SDCL § 33-16-28.3; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 148, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2023, ch 111, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 33A-1-32 - County service officers--Basic salary schedule."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 33A-1-32 - County service officers--Basic salary schedule."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-32"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=33A-1-32" rel="noopener"><span class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceSENU">33A-1-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceSENU">. </span><span class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceCL">County service officers--Basic salary schedule.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceStatute"><span class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceDefaultParagraphFont">The basic salary schedule for county veterans' service officers, which may be adopted by any board of county commissioners, is:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceStatuteNumber1"><span class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    For counties with population of 50,000 and over, $20,625 a year;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceStatuteNumber1"><span class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    For counties with population of 20,000 to 50,000, $19,250 a year;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceStatuteNumber1"><span class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    For counties with population of 10,000 to 20,000, $16,500 a year;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceStatuteNumber1"><span class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceDefaultParagraphFont">(4)    For counties with population of 5,000 to 10,000, $12,375 a year; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceStatuteNumber1"><span class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceDefaultParagraphFont">(5)    For counties with population up to 5,000, $8,250 a year.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cce000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s927acd5f935a4c23a0b2602cff7c7cceSCL">SL 1977, ch 273, § 2; SL 1984, ch 238, § 1; SL 1991, ch 267, § 2; SL 2009, ch 160, § 1; SDCL § 33-16-28.4; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 20, 2011; SL 2023, ch 112, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056034Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056034SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056034CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056034Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056034DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056034000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056034SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056034SCL-000002 { 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="s2056034Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-33"><span class="s2056034SENU">33A-1-33</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056034SENU">. </span><span class="s2056034CL">Training of county officer required for state reimbursement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056034Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056034DefaultParagraphFont">A county may only be reimbursed pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-31"><span class="s2056034DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056034DefaultParagraphFont"> if the county veterans' service officer employed has undergone training pursuant to §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-16"><span class="s2056034DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056034DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-26"><span class="s2056034DefaultParagraphFont">33A-1-26</span></a><span class="s2056034DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056034Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056034000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056034Normal"><span class="s2056034SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056034SCL-000002"> SL 1977, ch 273, § 3; SDCL § 33-16-28.5; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056034SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056034SCL-000002">), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 33A-1 - STATE AND COUNTY VETERANS AGENCIES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056035Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056035SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056035CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056035Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056035DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056035000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056035SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056035SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2056035Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33A-1-34"><span class="s2056035SENU">33A-1-34</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056035SENU">. </span><span class="s2056035CL">Construction of chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056035Normal-000000"><span class="s2056035DefaultParagraphFont">The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally in order to effectuate its purposes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056035Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056035000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056035Normal"><span class="s2056035SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056035SCL-000002"> SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 13; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0411; SDCL § 33-16-29; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=11-1"><span class="s2056035SCL-000002">11-1</span></a><span class="s2056035SCL-000002">), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html>