<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-26-52 - Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2057370Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2057370SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057370CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057370Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2057370DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057370Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-right: 0; } p.s2057370Normal-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2057370000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057370SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057370SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-26-52"><span class="s2057370SENU">34-26-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057370SENU">. </span><span class="s2057370CL">Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000000"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(a) A donor may make an anatomical gift:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000001"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    By checking a box on the driver license or identification card application authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on the donor's driver license or identification card. The issuance of a driver license or identification card with a donor designation completes the donation process and is effective unless the donor requests removal of the donor designation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000001"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    In a will;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000001"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    During a terminal illness or injury of the donor, by any form of communication addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000001"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    As provided in paragraph (b).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(b) A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-26-51"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">34-26-51</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont"> may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift or by authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or other person and must:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000001"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000001"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000002"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(c) Revocation, suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a driver license or identification card upon which an anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal-000002"><span class="s2057370DefaultParagraphFont">(d) An anatomical gift made by will takes effect upon the donor's death whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the donor' death does not invalidate the gift.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057370000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057370Normal"><span class="s2057370SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057370SCL-000004"> SL 2007, ch 197, § 5; SL 2013, ch 159, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-26-52 - Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2057371Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2057371SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057371CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057371Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2057371DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057371Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2057371000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057371SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057371SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2057371Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-26-52.1"><span class="s2057371SENU">34-26-52.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057371SENU">. </span><span class="s2057371CL">Organ donor designation on driver licenses and identification cards--Maintenance and removal of donor designation in department computer records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057371Normal-000000"><span class="s2057371DefaultParagraphFont">The department shall maintain a computer record of donors and shall place the designation on each driver license or identification card subsequently issued to the donor. The department is not required to maintain the physical record of the donor card or application after issuing the driver license or identification card for the donation to be valid.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057371Normal-000001"><span class="s2057371DefaultParagraphFont">Upon receipt of a written notice to remove the donor designation the department shall remove the designation from all department computer records and shall give written notice to the holder of the driver license or identification card that the donor designation has been removed from all department computer records.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057371Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057371000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057371Normal"><span class="s2057371SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057371SCL-000003"> SL 2013, ch 159, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>