{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-62-4-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 62-4-8","heading":"Death resulting from injury--Payments to personal representative or beneficiaries of deceased.","body":"In case death occurs as a result of the injury, then if the employee leaves any spouse, child, parent, grandparent, or lineal heir entitled to compensation under §§ 62-4-12 to 62-4-15, inclusive, the compensation shall be paid at the option of the employer, either to the personal representative or the beneficiaries of the deceased employee and distributed as provided in § 62-4-17. However, in no case may the amount payable under this section be less than five hundred dollars.","path":["TITLE 62. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","CHAPTER 62-4. COMPENSATION FOR INJURY OR DEATH"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/62-4-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"50d6c2e69761d012559bab5e172a609e5c31e0e7500fc3f0289877de9784a166","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-62-4-7.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-62-4-8.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}