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2011 South Dakota Code
Title 59 AGENCY
Chapter 07. Termination Of Agency
- §59-7-1 Acts constituting termination.
- §59-7-2 Termination where power of agent not coupled with an interest.
- §59-7-2.1 Continuing authority of agent notwithstanding disability of principal when intent shown.
- §59-7-2.2 Recording of continuing power of attorney--Force and effect--Duration.
- §59-7-2.3 Binding effect of agent's acts under continuing power.
- §59-7-2.4 Nomination by principal of guardian or conservator.
- §59-7-2.5 Health care decisions by agent.
- §59-7-2.6 Physician's determination of principal's decisional capacity.
- §59-7-2.7 Comfort care required--Conditions for withdrawal of artificial nutrition or hydration.
- §59-7-2.8 Artificial nutrition and hydration for pregnant woman--Certification by physicians.
- §59-7-3 Actual knowledge of death or disability required to terminate agency as to persons acting in good faith--Binding effect of agent's actions.
- §59-7-4 Affidavit of want of knowledge of death--Proof of nontermination of agency.
- §59-7-5 Report of missing in action does not constitute actual knowledge of death.
- §59-7-6 Provision for revocation or termination contained in power of attorney unaffected.
- §59-7-7 Severability of provisions.
- §59-7-8 Immunity of health care provider acting or declining to act in reliance on attorney-in-fact or agent--Decisional capacity of principal.
- §59-7-9 Acts pursuant to durable power of attorney--Absent termination provision, authority not affected by time lapse since execution of instrument.
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