Section 3-6-19 - Reinstatement of officers or employees released from armed forces. - South Dakota Statutes

3-6-19. Reinstatement of officers or employees released from armed forces. Any appointive officer or employee of the state, a municipality, or other subdivision of state government, other than a person holding a temporary position, who is at any time required by proper authority to report for duty or perform duty in any branch of the armed forces of the United States shall be reinstated in the classification held before being required to report for duty or perform duty in the armed forces if the classification still exists, if the officer or employee is capable of discharging the duties of the classification, and if the officer's or employee's separation from the armed forces was other than dishonorable. In order to be reinstated under this section, the officer or employee shall make written application for reinstatement within ninety days after the officer or employee was released from the jurisdiction of the armed forces, or within ninety days after a hospitalization continuing after such release for a period of not more than one year.

Source: SL 1951, ch 220; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0509; SL 1985, ch 20, § 2; SL 2010, ch 19, § 27.