Section 33-18-23 - Admission of spouses--Conditions--Membership status not affected by death or bymarriage between members. - South-dakota Statutes

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33-18-23. Admission of spouses--Conditions--Membership status not affected by death or by marriage between members. The spouse of any veteran who is eligible to become a member of the State Veterans' Home, may be admitted with the veteran if they have been married and living together for at least one year before 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. The nonveteran spouse is subject to the same house rules and rules as to furlough and discharge as the veteran spouse. Membership status is not affected by the death of a spouse or by marriage between members of the home.

Source: 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.

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33-18-23. Admission of spouses--Conditions--Membership status not affected by death or by marriage between members. The spouse of any veteran who is eligible to become a member of the State Veterans' Home, may be admitted with the veteran if they have been married and living together for at least one year before 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. The nonveteran spouse is subject to the same house rules and rules as to furlough and discharge as the veteran spouse. Membership status is not affected by the death of a spouse or by marriage between members of the home.

Source: 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.

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33-18-23. Admission of spouses--Conditions--Membership status not affected by death or by marriage between members. The spouse of any veteran who is eligible to become a member of the State Veterans' Home, may be admitted with the veteran if they have been married and living together for at least one year before 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. The nonveteran spouse is subject to the same house rules and rules as to furlough and discharge as the veteran spouse. Membership status is not affected by the death of a spouse or by marriage between members of the home.

Source: 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.