Section 33-17-2.1 - Benefits extended to veterans serving since 1955. - South Dakota Statutes

33-17-2.1. Benefits extended to veterans serving since 1955. To the extent and for the purposes for which veterans of World War I, World War II, or the Korean conflict, their orphans and other dependents, are or were entitled under existing law to certain rights, privileges, exemptions, and benefits, these rights, privileges, exemptions, and benefits, except a state bonus, are hereby extended to any person who has served on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States from February 1, 1955, to April 1, 1973, inclusive, or from August 2, 1990, to a date to be determined by the Legislature. Such benefits are extended to any person who has been discharged from such service honorably or under honorable conditions, or has been released to any reserve branch of the armed services of the United States, and to any active duty personnel whose service has qualified them for such benefits. Any reserve or National Guard personnel who have served on active duty for training are not construed to have served on active duty.

Source: SL 1970, ch 194, § 1; SL 1976, ch 30, § 7; SL 1994, ch 267, § 2; SL 2007, ch 187, § 162.