South Dakota Codified Laws 33A-2-1. Veteran defined
For the purposes of all statutes relating to rights, privileges, ceremonial recognition, exemptions, and benefits (except a state bonus) of veterans and their dependents, the term, veteran, means any person who:
(1) Has served the full obligation for active duty, reserve, or National Guard service in the military, or received an early discharge for a medical condition, hardship, reduction in force, or at the convenience of the military; and
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 33A-2-1
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) Has been separated or discharged from such service honorably or under honorable conditions.
For purposes of this section, the term, benefits, includes veterans designation on a driver license or identification card, veterans license plates, veterans job preference, and burial benefits pursuant to § 33A-5-2.
Source: New section implementing direction to Revisor of Statutes in SL 1967, ch 174, § 2, to provide for a single and uniform definition; SL 1994, ch 267, § 1; SL 2007, ch 187, § 160; SDCL § 33-17-1; SL 2010, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 13; SL 2015, ch 177, § 1.