33A-2-1. Veteran defined.
For the purposes of all statutes relating to rights, privileges, ceremonial recognition, exemptions, and benefits (except a state bonus) of veterans and their dependents, the term, veteran, means any person who:
(1)Has served the full obligation for active duty, reserve, or National Guard service in the military, or received an early discharge for a medical condition, hardship, reduction in force, or at the convenience of the military; and
(2)Has been separated or discharged from such service honorably or under honorable conditions.
For purposes of this section, the term, benefits, includes veterans designation on a driver license or identification card, veterans license plates, veterans job preference, and burial benefits pursuant to §33A-5-2.
Source: New section implementing direction to Revisor of Statutes in SL 1967, ch 174, §2, to provide for a single and uniform definition; SL 1994, ch 267, §1; SL 2007, ch 187, §160; SDCL §33-17-1; SL 2010, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §20, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2011, ch 152, §13; SL 2015, ch 177, §1.