<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 59-12-15 - Judicial relief.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2078746Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2078746SENU { font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078746CL { font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078746StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2078746DefaultParagraphFont { font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078746StatuteNumber2 { margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } a.s2078746000000 { text-decoration: none; } span.s2078746000001 { font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2078746NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2078746DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2078746SCL { font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=59-12-15"><span class="s2078746SENU">59-12-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078746SENU">. </span><span class="s2078746CL">Judicial relief.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    In addition to any petition under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-65"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">21-65</span></a><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">, the following persons may petition a court to construe a power of attorney or review the agent's conduct, and grant appropriate relief:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    The principal or the agent;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber2"><a id="_pagenumber10" class="s2078746000000"></a><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    A guardian, conservator, or other fiduciary acting for the principal;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    A person authorized to make health care decisions for the principal;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(d)    The principal's spouse, parent, or descendant;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(e)    An individual who would qualify as a presumptive heir of the principal;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(f)    A person named as a beneficiary to receive any property, benefit, or contractual right on the principal's death or as a beneficiary of a trust created by or for the principal that has a financial interest in the principal's estate;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(g)    A governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(h)    The principal's caregiver or another person that demonstrates sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber2"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(i)    A person asked to accept the power of attorney.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Upon motion by the principal, the court shall dismiss a petition filed under this section, unless the court finds that the principal lacks capacity to revoke the agent's authority or the power of attorney.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078746000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2078746NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2078746DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="s2078746SCL">SL 2020, ch 214, § 15.</span></p></div></body></html>