For purposes of this chapter, "spouse" means an individual who was married to the member at the time of the death of the member and whose marriage was both before the member's retirement and more than twelve months before the death of the member.
S.D. Codified Laws § 3-12C-110
Spouse defined
Known as the South Dakota Retirement Act
The act spans §§ 3-12C-1001 to 3-12C-907 (298 sections).
Source: SL 2019, ch 22, § 6; SL 2025, ch 27, § 10.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.