Section 33-18-13 - Distribution of assets of deceased member. - South Dakota Statutes

33-18-13. Distribution of assets of deceased member. If any member of the State Veterans' Home dies without legal dependents, the member's property shall be distributed to the South Dakota State Veterans' Home as sole heir for the sole use and benefit of the home. The member may, by will, dispose of the member's estate subject to the preferred claim provided in §§ 33-18-14 to 33-18-17, inclusive. A spouse residing at the home is considered as a legal dependent for the purpose of this section.

Source: SDC 1939, § 41.0215 as added by SL 1959, ch 242, § 6; SL 1961, ch 206, § 2; SL 1965, ch 173; SL 1967, ch 176; SL 1970, ch 191, § 5; SL 2007, ch 187, § 214.