Section 33-18-15 - Claim for maintenance of deceased member--Disposition of funds. - South Dakota Statutes

33-18-15. Claim for maintenance of deceased member--Disposition of funds. If an estate is left by a deceased member of the State Veterans' Home leaving no surviving spouse or dependent, the state home shall file a claim against the estate of the deceased member in the amount of the full maintenance charge for each month the member was in the home, retroactive from the date of admission with proper credits allowed to the estate of the deceased member for any payments made by the member. However, the credits may not include any allowances of the state government. Any such money received from the deceased member shall go to a capital fund of the state home for repairs, equipment, improvements, or construction.

Source: SDC 1939, § 41.0215 as added by SL 1961, ch 206, § 2; SL 1965, ch 173; SL 1970, ch 191, § 6; SL 1987, ch 250, § 2; SL 2007, ch 187, § 216.