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Compensation for Injury or Death

South Dakota Codified Laws Title 62, Chapter 62-4

Publisher: sdlegislature.gov
Edition: South Dakota Codified Laws
Last checked: 2026-09-25
Status: SD statutes, public domain

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Edition. South Dakota Codified Laws (SDLRC official posting), retrieved 2026-09-25

Status. SD statutes, public domain (state government edict).

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South Dakota Codified Laws Title 62, Chapter 62-4 - Compensation for Injury or Death is a state statute published by sdlegislature.gov. It is one of the South Dakota documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including south dakota property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 62-4-2 (Waiting period for temporary disability benefits)
“No temporary disability benefits may be paid for an injury which does not incapacitate the employee for a period of seven consecutive days. If the seven day waiting period is met, benefits shall be computed from the date of the injury.”
S.D. Codified Laws § 62-4-6(23) (Additional compensation for specific bodily injuries)
“The loss of both hands or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes or of any two thereof, or complete and permanent paralysis, or total and permanent loss of mental faculties, or any other injury which totally incapacitates the employee from working at any occupation which brings him an...”
S.D. Codified Laws § 62-4-1 (Medical and hospital expense)
“The employee shall have the initial selection to secure the employee's own physician, surgeon, or hospital services at the employer's expense. If the employee selects a health care provider located in a community not the home or workplace of the employee, and a health care provider is available to...”
SDCL 62-4-10.1 (Penalty for untimely payment of installments--Other remedies)
“Failure to make any payment of workers' compensation benefits pursuant to § 62-4-10 within ten days of the date on which the payment is due shall result in an automatic penalty equal to ten percent of the unpaid amount. Nothing herein precludes any other remedy available to the claimant.”

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