1-5-14. Purple Heart Recognition Day.
The seventh day of August, to be known as Purple Heart Recognition Day, shall be observed in this state as a working holiday. Purple Heart Recognition Day is dedicated to the remembrance and recognition of those members of the armed forces of the United States who have earned the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in combat.
Source: SL 2013, ch 2, ยง1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 1 - State Affairs and Government
Section 1-5-1 - Holidays enumerated.
Section 1-5-1.1 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day established.
Section 1-5-1.2 - Native Americans' Day established.
Section 1-5-1.3 - South Dakota Statehood Day established.
Section 1-5-2 - Business and official acts permitted on holidays.
Section 1-5-3 - Past transactions on holidays validated.
Section 1-5-4 - Acts performed on day after holiday.
Section 1-5-8 - Little Big Horn Recognition Day.
Section 1-5-9 - Wounded Knee Day.
Section 1-5-11 - Bill of Rights Day.
Section 1-5-12 - Joe Foss Day.
Section 1-5-13 - POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Section 1-5-14 - Purple Heart Recognition Day.
Section 1-5-15 - Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.