South Dakota Codified Laws 33A-2-23. Payments to incompetent persons
If any bonus is payable under §§ 33A-2-10 to 33A-2-33, inclusive, to a mental incompetent, the bonus shall be paid to the person who is constituted his or her committee, guardian, curator, or conservator, by the laws of the state of residence of the mental incompetent, or is otherwise legally vested with the care of the mental incompetent. However, if no such committee, guardian, curator, conservator, or other person exists, payment shall be made to the chief officer of any hospital or institution in which the mental incompetent is placed if the officer is authorized to accept moneys for the benefit of the mental incompetent. If no such committee, guardian, curator, or conservator exists, and if the mental incompetent is not in any such hospital or institution, payment shall be made to the person determined by the department to have assumed the major responsibility for the care of the mental incompetent. Any payment under this section shall be held or used solely for the benefit of the mental incompetent.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 33A-2-23
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1969, ch 173, § 13; SL 2007, ch 187, § 177; SDCL § 33-17-28; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2020, ch 140, § 6.