South Dakota § 13-55-21 - Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined.
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§ 13-55-21. Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined.
Terms used in § 13-55-22 mean:
(1) "Certified law enforcement officer," a law enforcement officer as defined by § 23-3-27 who has been certified by the Law Enforcement Officer's Standards Commission as being qualified under provisions of §§ 23-3-26 to 23-3-47, inclusive;
(2) "Emergency medical technician" or "EMT," a person who has successfully completed a state approved course of instruction in emergency medical care and is currently certified. The following levels of EMTs are included: emergency medical technician-ambulance (EMT-A); emergency medical technician-intermediate (EMT-I); emergency medical technician-special skills (EMT-SS); and emergency medical technician-paramedic (EMT-P);
(3) "Firefighter," a person who is a member of a paid or volunteer fire department that is a part of or administered by, this state, any political subdivision of this state, or a rural fire protection district;
(4) "Survivor," a child under the age of twenty-one of a firefighter or certified law enforcement officer or emergency medical technician at the time of the firefighter's or peace officer's or EMT's death.
Source: SL 1988, ch 160, § 1; SL 1991, ch 159, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-55-21 ("Firefighter, certified law enforcement officer, survivor and emergency medical technician defined.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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