<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 34-26-66 - Law governing validity--Choice of law as to execution of document of gift--Presumption of validity. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2057385Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057385SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057385CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057385Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057385DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057385Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2057385Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057385000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057385SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057385SCL-000004 { 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="s2057385Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-26-66"><span class="s2057385SENU">34-26-66</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057385SENU">. </span><span class="s2057385CL">Law governing validity--Choice of law as to execution of document of gift--Presumption of validity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057385Normal-000000"><span class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont">(a) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057385Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Sections </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-26-48"><span class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont">34-26-48</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-26-72"><span class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont">34-26-72</span></a><span class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057385Normal-000001"><span class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057385Normal-000001"><span class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057385Normal-000002"><span class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont">(b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057385Normal-000002"><span class="s2057385DefaultParagraphFont">(c) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057385Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057385000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057385Normal"><span class="s2057385SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057385SCL-000004"> SL 2007, ch 197, § 19.</span></p></div></body></html>