South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 50 - Military And Veterans' Affairs
Article 50:04 - Veterans' Bonuses
Chapter 50:04:01 - Definitions
Section 50:04:01:01 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
Terms used in this article, in SDCL 33A-2-10 to 33A-2-31, inclusive, or in any related document used by the commission in connection with the administration of the provisions of SDCL 33A-2-10 to 33A-2-31, inclusive, mean:
(1) "Mother" or "father," the natural or adoptive mother or father of a deceased veteran;
(2) "Foster father" or "foster mother," a man or woman who has performed the duties of a parent to a veteran who was born the child of another by rearing the veteran as his or her own child;
(3) "Honorable discharge" or "a discharge under honorable conditions," release from military service of a person who has been separated from service in the armed forces under honorable conditions or who, having been dishonorably discharged, has had the discharge restored to honorable status; and
(4) "Bonus," "gratuity," or "compensation of a nature similar to that provided by SDCL 33A-2-10 to 33A-2-31, inclusive," any payment of money, regardless of the amount, which is provided as a gratuity, gift, compensation, or bonus by any other state for a veteran who was in active service during any time or place as outlined in SDCL 33A-2-13, and which is based on the service of the veteran in the armed forces of the United States during such a period or place of service.
General Authority: SDCL 33A-2-25.
Law Implemented: SDCL 33A-2-10, 33A-2-20, 33A-2-25.
