South Dakota Statutes
§ 62-4-21 — Spouse of deceased employee--Qualification for benefits.
South Dakota § 62-4-21
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 62-4-21 (2026).
Text
No compensation is payable under §§ 62-4-12 to 62-4-22 , inclusive, to the surviving spouse of a deceased employee unless that spouse was, at the time of the death, living with the deceased employee, or was then dependent upon the deceased employee for support, or was then living apart from the deceased employee for justifiable cause or because of desertion by the deceased employee.
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Legislative History
SL 1917, ch 376, § 23; RC 1919, § 9458 (7); SL 1919, ch 363, § 1; SDC 1939, § 64.0402 (6); SDC 1939, § 64.0402 (7) as enacted by SL 1945, ch 352; SL 1968, ch 267; SL 1977, ch 421, § 1; SL 2008, ch 278, § 24.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 62-4-21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/62-4-21.