South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01 - Definitions And General Provisions
Section 62-1-8 - Nonprofit corporation complying with title--Executive officer as employee.

62-1-8. Nonprofit corporation complying with title--Executive officer as employee.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, any charitable, religious, educational, or other nonprofit corporation which has accepted the provisions of this title may cause any duly elected or appointed executive officer to be an employee of such corporation under this title by specifically including such executive officer among those to whom such corporation secures the payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of §§62-5-1 to 62-5-5, inclusive; and such executive officer shall remain an employee of such corporation under this title while the payment of compensation is so secured. With respect to any corporation of the foregoing description that elects to secure compensation by the means specified in §62-5-2 or 62-5-3, the specific inclusion of such executive officer in its contract of insurance shall be deemed to cause such executive officer to be an employee of such corporation under this title.

Source: SDC 1939, §64.0102 (2) (b) as added by SL 1957, ch 495; SL 1959, ch 454.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 62 - Workers' Compensation

Chapter 01 - Definitions And General Provisions

Section 62-1-1 - Definition of terms.

Section 62-1-1.1 - Medical practitioner defined.

Section 62-1-1.2 - Determining impairment.

Section 62-1-1.3 - Presumption that claims denied by employer are nonwork related for other insurance purposes--Reimbursement for compensable injuries.

Section 62-1-2 - Employer defined.

Section 62-1-3 - Employee defined.

Section 62-1-4 - Municipal and county officers--Inclusion within definition of employee.

Section 62-1-4.1 - Elementary, secondary and technical college students not employees--Exception for work in vocational education.

Section 62-1-5 - Fire department, ambulance service, and rescue squad volunteers--Employees of county, municipality, special purpose district, or township--Imputed wage.

Section 62-1-5.1 - Volunteers serving state or political subdivision without pay--Computing or imputing wage--Certain persons not deemed volunteers.

Section 62-1-5.2 - Requirements for volunteer firefighters to become eligible for workers' compensation--Amount of benefits--Limitation on eligibility.

Section 62-1-6 - Conservation officers acting as law enforcement officers.

Section 62-1-7 - Executive officers as employees of corporations--Exception as to nonprofit corporations.

Section 62-1-8 - Nonprofit corporation complying with title--Executive officer as employee.

Section 62-1-9 - Citation of title.

Section 62-1-10 - Owner-operator of certain vehicles as independent contractor.

Section 62-1-11 - Requirements for owner-operator of vehicle for certification as independent contractor.

Section 62-1-12 - Issuance of certificate of independent contractor status to owner-operator of certain vehicles.

Section 62-1-13 - Election of owner-operator of certain vehicles to participate in workers' compensation system as sole proprietor.

Section 62-1-14 - Promulgation of rules.

Section 62-1-15 - Evidence of injury supported by medical findings.

Section 62-1-16 - Employer civilly liable for retaliatory termination of employee--Burden of proof.

Section 62-1-17 - Discrimination in hiring based upon preexisting injury prohibited.

Section 62-1-18 - Current employer liable for costs and compensation of subsequent compensable injury.

Section 62-1-19 - Independent contractor affidavit of exempt status--Rebuttable presumption.

Section 62-1-20 - Contents of affidavit of exempt status.

Section 62-1-21 - Providing false information on affidavit of exempt status as misdemeanor.

Section 62-1-22 - Acceptance of affidavit of exempt status not required.

Section 62-1-23 - Wheeler v. Cinna Bakers LLC regarding aggregation of wages abrogated.

Section 62-1-24 - Effect of concurrent employment on calculation of earnings for claims before May 6, 2015.

Section 62-1-25 - Effect of concurrent employment on calculation of average weekly wage for claims after May 5, 2015.