SDCL § 33A-4-27: Admission of widows and widowers of veterans--Conditions.

The widow or widower of any deceased veteran may be admitted to the home if not remarried, upon the following conditions: the deceased veteran must have been eligible for admission to the home; the widow or widower has attained the age of sixty years; the widow or widower was married to the veteran spouse at least one year prior to the veteran's date of death and they lived together during that period except where there was a separation due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran, without fault of the spouse; and the widow or widower has been a resident of this state for at least one year immediately preceding the date of application.

Source: SL 1921, ch 364; SL 1923, ch 270; SL 1925, ch 287, § 3; SL 1927, ch 207, § 2; SL 1929, ch 224, § 2; SDC 1939, § 41.0208; SL 1939, ch 155, § 1; SL 1941, ch 172; SL 1943, ch 145; SL 1945, ch 175; SL 1951, ch 211; SL 1959, ch 242, § 1; SL 1961, ch 206, § 1; SL 1970, ch 191, § 11; § 33-18-24; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2023, ch 111, § 25.