Section 33-19-2 - Eligibility of veterans and veterans' spouses.
33-19-2. Eligibility of veterans and veterans' spouses. Any veteran as defined by § 33-17-1, or the veteran's spouse, shall be buried at the expense of this state if:
(1) The veteran was a citizen of the United States and a resident of South Dakota for one year preceding the veteran's entrance into military service or preceding the veteran's death;
(2) The veteran's estate or the estate of the veteran's spouse, whether living or deceased, or the immediate family or relatives of the veteran or the veteran's spouse are unable to defray the expenses of the veteran's or the veteran's spouse's funeral; and
(3) The surviving spouse or relatives of the deceased veteran furnish an affidavit acceptable to the county veterans' service officer or field officer of the Division of Veterans Affairs that the estate of the decedent or of his or her surviving spouse is not sufficient to defray the funeral expenses.
Source: SL 1887, ch 151, § 1; CL 1887, § 2469; RPolC 1903, § 3237; RC 1919, § 9963; SL 1920 (SS), ch 83; SL 1923, ch 272; SL 1927, ch 191; SL 1931, ch 226; SDC 1939, § 41.0301; SL 1939, ch 156, § 1; SL 1941, ch 173, § 1; SL 1943, ch 146; SL 1949, ch 155, § 1; SL 1951, ch 213; SL 1968, ch 160, § 1; SL 1976, ch 208, § 1; SL 1986, ch 27, § 19; SL 2007, ch 187, § 224.