{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 33A-5-1","heading":"Authority of county veterans' service officer or field officer.","body":"Upon notice to the county or tribal veterans' service officer or field officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs of the death within the county of a person entitled to burial benefits under this chapter, or at the officer's own initiative in a proper case, the veterans' service officer or field officer shall implement the provisions of this chapter in reference to the burial of the deceased.\nSource: SL 1887, ch 151, § 3; CL 1887, § 2471; RPolC 1903, § 3239; RC 1919, § 9965; SDC 1939, § 41.0303; SL 1939, ch 156, § 3; SL 1941, ch 173, § 2; SL 1949, ch 155, § 2; SL 1961, ch 207; SL 1968, ch 160, § 2; SL 2007, ch 187, § 223; § 33-19-1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, § 20.","path":["TITLE 33A. VETERANS AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 33A-5. BURIAL OF VETERANS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/33A-5-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"9457b6362aebf7c34840408b080ef134bf1ee3b5b55d757f5dc67a8f8938dc73","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-4-36","next":"us-sd/sdcl-33a-5-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}