The attorney general shall assign to the Department of Veterans Affairs an assistant attorney general who is, if available, an honorably discharged war veteran. The assistant attorney general shall serve the department for a period of time deemed necessary for the adequate protection of the interests of veterans and of the state.

Source: SL 1944 (SS), ch 3, § 10; SDC Supp 1960, § 41.0410; SL 2007, ch 187, § 155; SDCL § 33-16-21; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 148, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.