{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 33A-2-1","heading":"Veteran defined.","body":"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:\n(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\n(2) Has been separated or discharged from such service honorably or under honorable conditions.\nFor 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.\nSource: 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.","path":["TITLE 33A. VETERANS AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 33A-2. VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBER BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/33A-2-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a2fba53ee4d955973af16f49f0700c89a542b0b37d52b10d8b0a6197f81a66f1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-1-34","next":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}