County and multicounty veterans' service offices
(1) A county may provide for a county veterans' service office to assist veterans and their families in filing benefit claims.
(2) The governing body of two or more counties may enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish a multicounty veterans' service office that operates under the same guidelines as a single-county office.
(3) Veterans' service officers assigned to county veterans' service offices must be trained, accredited, and supervised in accordance with applicable provisions of 38 CFR 14.629.
(4) A county may fund its veterans' service office as provided for in 15-10-425 or through other means provided by law.
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 6, ChapterCh. 491, Laws ofL. 2003 (SB 401 - Wheat, Mike (D) SD 14) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 462, Laws ofL. 2019 (HB 172 - Bedey, David (R) HD 86) |