§ 61-1-1 Definition of terms
§ 61-1-2 Department to administer title
§ 61-1-3 Employing unit defined
§ 61-1-4 Employer defined
§ 61-1-5 Successor employers subject to coverage
§ 61-1-5.1 Combined payrolls of predecessor and successor qualifying for coverage
§ 61-1-6 Employer subject to coverage by addition of another employing unit
§ 61-1-7 Extension of coverage to employment taxed under federal law
§ 61-1-8 Required coverage continues until terminated by law
§ 61-1-9 Elective coverage continues for period of election
§ 61-1-10 Employment defined
§ 61-1-11 Employee and independent contractor distinguished
§ 61-1-12 Agent-drivers, commission-drivers, and salesmen included
§ 61-1-13 Employment by state or instrumentalities included
§ 61-1-14 Unemployment compensation funds for political subdivisions permitted–Expenditures from fund
§ 61-1-15 Employment by religious, charitable, educational, or other organization included
§ 61-1-17 Agricultural labor included–Criteria
§ 61-1-18 Services included within agricultural labor
§ 61-1-19 Certain domestic service included
§ 61-1-20 Foreign service for employer with principal place of business in state included
§ 61-1-22 Foreign service for employer resident in state included
§ 61-1-23 Elective coverage of foreign service
§ 61-1-24 American employer defined
§ 61-1-25 Crew members of American vessels included
§ 61-1-26 Service within and without state included–Base of operations or residence as basis for coverage
§ 61-1-27 Service considered within state–Services in more than one state
§ 61-1-28 Services within state not covered by any other compensation law
§ 61-1-30 Service outside state controlled from within state
§ 61-1-31 Federal employment exempt–Payments permitted by Congress–Refund when state not certified
§ 61-1-32 Employment exempt when covered by federal compensation law–Agreements for reciprocal treatment
§ 61-1-33 Employment exempt under Federal Unemployment Tax Act
§ 61-1-34 Foreign government service exempt
§ 61-1-35 Instrumentalities of foreign governments exempt
§ 61-1-36 Exempt employment by churches, institutions and state
§ 61-1-37 Incidental and student employment by educational institutions and nonprofit organizations exempt
§ 61-1-38 Student nurses, interns, and hospital patients exempt
§ 61-1-39 Newspaper delivery by minors exempt
§ 61-1-41 Insurance agents and solicitors exempt
§ 61-1-44 Employment by close relative exempt
§ 61-1-45 Coverage determined by nature of employment for major part of pay period
§ 61-1-46 Wages defined–Maximum annual wages subject to coverage
§ 61-1-47 National Guard weekend training payments not deemed wages
§ 61-1-48 Employer’s contributions to certain plans not deemed wages
§ 61-1-49 Social security tax payments not deemed wages
§ 61-1-50 Dismissal payments not deemed wages
§ 61-1-51 Week of unemployment defined
§ 61-1-52 Registration at employment office required to commence week of unemployment
§ 61-1-53 Rules covering temporary or partial employment
§ 61-1-54 Rules covering seasonal employment
§ 61-1-55 Title inoperative if federal tax inoperative–Disposition of unobligated funds
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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 61 > Chapter 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2