South Dakota § 33A-4-26 Admission of spouses--Conditions--Resident status not affected by death or marriage.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 33A-4-26 — Admission of spouses--Conditions--Resident status not affected by death or marriage.

South Dakota § 33A-4-26

Title 33AVETERANS AFFAIRS

Ch. 33A-3SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VETERANS HOME

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 33A-4-26 (2026).

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The spouse of any veteran who is eligible to become a resident of the State Veterans Home, may be admitted with the veteran if they have been married and living together for at least one year preceding application for admission and if their combined income does not exceed four hundred dollars per year above the maximum income limitation allowable for pension benefits as determined by the Veterans Administration. Or, a spouse may be admitted if the veteran, otherwise eligible to admission, is institutionalized for physical or mental disability, if the spouse has been married to the veteran spouse for at least one year. Resident status is not affected by the death of a spouse or by marriage between residents of the home.

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The spouse of any veteran who is eligible to become a resident of the State Veterans Home, may be admitted with the veteran if they have been married and living together for at least one year preceding application for admission and if their combined income does not exceed four hundred dollars per year above the maximum income limitation allowable for pension benefits as determined by the Veterans Administration. Or, a spouse may be admitted if the veteran, otherwise eligible to admission, is institutionalized for physical or mental disability, if the spouse has been married to the veteran spouse for at least one year. Resident status is not affected by the death of a spouse or by marriage between residents of the home.

Legislative History

SL 1921, ch 364; SL 1923, ch 270; SL 1925, ch 287, § 2; SL 1927, ch 207, § 1; SL 1929, ch 224, § 1; 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, § 10; SL 2007, ch 187, § 219; § 33-18-23; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2023, ch 111, § 24.