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S.D. Codified Laws § 59-12-24

Incorporation of authority

Source: SL 2020, ch 214, § 24.

(1) An agent has authority described in this chapter if the power of attorney refers to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for the subjects stated in §§ 59-12-26 through 59-12-39 or cites the section in which the authority is described.

(2) A reference in a power of attorney to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for a subject in §§ 59-12-26 through 59-12-39 or a citation to §§ 59-12-26 through 59-12-39 incorporates the entire section as if it were set out in full in the power of attorney.

(3) A principal may modify authority incorporated by reference.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.