{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-57","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-26-57","heading":"Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.","body":"(a) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 34-26-56 may make an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by that person's oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.\n(b) Subject to subsection (c), an anatomical gift by a person authorized under § 34-26-56 may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any member of a prior class who is reasonably available. If more than one member of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under § 34-26-56 may be:\n(1) Amended only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the amending of the gift; or\n(2) Revoked only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the revoking of the gift or if they are equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift.\n(c) A revocation under subsection (b) is effective only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician knows of the revocation.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-26. CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF BODIES AND BODY PARTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-26-57","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"22176afdf03e9032a40287749043b0e7818b77056ecb34800c373c092a34d10e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-56","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}