28-14-3. Support and relief for which lien may be established--Burial expenses.
For the purpose of §§28-14-5 to 28-14-18, inclusive, a poor person shall mean any person who receives support, care, and maintenance as a poor person, or any person who is a patient of the South Dakota Human Services Center and any and all other cases wherein any county within this state shall become obligated to, and does pay for any care, support, and maintenance. It shall also include all moneys expended by any county for burial expenses.
Source: SDC 1939, §39.1701; SL 1939, ch 148; SL 1963, ch 380, §13.