SB 35 — revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.

26.407.926.407.10 101st Legislative Session 35 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 35 IntroducedENROLLED by:A N ACT ENTITLED An Act to revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.

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B E IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE S TATE OF SOUTH D AKOTA :

TheA provisionsveteran ofmay subdivisionrecord, 43-28-2(7)with applya tocounty register of deeds, any certificate of discharge offrom anyservice personin whothe isarmed aforces veteranof asthe definedUnited inStates §or 33A-2-1.the National Guard, without charge.

The certificate shall be recorded without charge and a certified copy of each version of the veteran's discharge, excluding any copy that does not reflect the veteran's character of discharge, shall be furnished to the person named in the certificate or the person's dependents without charge if requested for the purpose of presenting or prosecuting a claim for compensation or pension.

Otherwise, a discharge document recorded by the recorder or a designated official may be made available only to the veteran, the veteran's parents, the veteran's next of kin, the veteran's legal representative, a county veterans service officer, a nationally accredited veterans' organization service officer, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the veteran's designee.

Any person requesting a discharge document shall complete a form containing a statement specifying the person's eligibility to receive the document based upon this section.

The Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide the forms to each county register of deeds A veteran may record, with a county register of deeds, any certificate of discharge from service in the armed forces of the United States or the National Guard, without charge.

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Underscores26.407.10 indicate2 new35 language.An Act to revise the process for requesting a veteran's certificate of discharge from a county register of deeds.

OverstrikesReceived indicateat deletedthis language.Executive Office I certify that the attached Act originated in this _____ day of _____________, the:

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35 By Secretary of the Senate for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of President of the Senate ______________, A.D., 2026 Attest:

Governor Secretary of the Senate STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss.

Office of the Secretary of State Speaker of the House Filed ____________, 2026 Attest:

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Chief Clerk of the House Secretary of State Senate Bill No.

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