South Dakota § 62-4-14 Injury resulting in death--No surviving spouse or children--Payment to dependent parent, grandparent, or minor sibling.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 62-4-14 — Injury resulting in death--No surviving spouse or children--Payment to dependent parent, grandparent, or minor sibling.

South Dakota § 62-4-14

Title 62WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Ch. 62-4COMPENSATION FOR INJURY OR DEATH

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 62-4-14 (2026).

Text

The amount of compensation which shall be paid for an injury to the employee resulting in death, if no amount is payable under § 62-4-12 , and the employee leaves any parent, grandparent, or minor sibling, who were dependent upon the employee for support at the time of the employee's injury, shall be such a percentage of the sum provided in § 62-4-12 as the average annual contributions which the deceased made to the support of the parent, grandparent, or minor sibling during two years preceding the injury bear to the employee's earnings during the two years.

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The amount of compensation which shall be paid for an injury to the employee resulting in death, if no amount is payable under § 62-4-12 , and the employee leaves any parent, grandparent, or minor sibling, who were dependent upon the employee for support at the time of the employee's injury, shall be such a percentage of the sum provided in § 62-4-12 as the average annual contributions which the deceased made to the support of the parent, grandparent, or minor sibling during two years preceding the injury bear to the employee's earnings during the two years.

Legislative History

SL 1917, ch 376, § 23; RC 1919, § 9458 (2); SDC 1939, § 64.0402 (1); SDC 1939, § 64.0402 (2) as enacted by SL 1945, ch 352; SL 1947, ch 424, § 1; SL 1959, ch 456, § 2; SL 2008, ch 278, § 18.