{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-66","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34-26-66","heading":"Law governing validity--Choice of law as to execution of document of gift--Presumption of validity.","body":"(a) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:\n(1) Sections 34-26-48 to 34-26-72, inclusive;\n(2) The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or\n(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.\n(b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.\n(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of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.","path":["TITLE 34. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 34-26. CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF BODIES AND BODY PARTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34-26-66","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"a4c6eda55e46cd3673e0525a632baaae6ff713982a636a10f2b179951b52de9b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-65","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34-26-67"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}