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§ 62-4-19 Payment of death benefits to personal representative--Release of employer from obligation.

SD Codified L § 62-4-19 (2019) (N/A)
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62-4-19. Payment of death benefits to personal representative--Release of employer from obligation. The payment of compensation by the employer to the personal representative of the deceased employee pursuant to § 62-4-18 shall relieve the employer of all obligation as to the distribution of the compensation. The personal representative shall make payment to the distributees pursuant to the order of the court making the appointment.

Source: SL 1917, ch 376, § 23; RC 1919, § 9458 (6); SL 1921, ch 420; SDC 1939, § 64.0402 (5); SDC 1939, § 64.0402 (6) as enacted by SL 1945, ch 352; SL 2008, ch 278, § 22.

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