South Dakota § 61-1-13 - Employment by state or instrumentalities included.
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§ 61-1-13. Employment by state or instrumentalities included.
As used in this title, the term, employment, includes:
(1) Service performed by an individual in the employ of this state or any of its instrumentalities or in the employ of this state and one or more other states or their instrumentalities for a hospital or institution of higher education located in this state;
(2) Service performed by an individual in the employ of this state or of its instrumentalities or any instrumentality which is wholly owned by this state and one or more other states; and
(3) Service performed by an individual in the employ of any political subdivision of this state or any instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing which is wholly owned by this state and one or more other states or political subdivisions, or any service performed in the employ of any instrumentality of this state or any political subdivision thereof, and one or more other states or political subdivisions.
However, such service is excluded from employment as defined in the Federal Unemployment Tax Act of 1939, as amended to January 1, 1977, solely by reason of section 3306(c)(7) of that act and is not excluded from employment under § 61-1-36.
Source: SDCL § 61-1-10 (2) as enacted by SL 1971, ch 276, § 10; SL 1973, ch 304, § 1; SL 1974, ch 325, § 1; SL 1977, ch 420, § 8; SL 2008, ch 277, § 10; SDCL § 61-1-10.2; SL 2012, ch 252, § 59.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 61-1-13 ("Employment by state or instrumentalities included.") 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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