South Dakota Codified Laws 59-12-3. Durable power of attorney
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If a principal designates another as the principal’s agent by a written power of attorney which contains the words “This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability of the principal,” or “This power of attorney shall become effective upon the disability of the principal,” or similar words showing the intent of the principal that the authority conferred is exercisable notwithstanding the principal’s disability, the authority of the power of attorney is exercisable by the agent as provided in the power of attorney on behalf of the principal notwithstanding any later disability or incapacity of the principal or later uncertainty as to whether or not the principal is dead or alive.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 59-12-3
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 2020, ch 214, § 3.