Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2354.7 – Law governing validity; choice of law; presumption
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2354.7
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Document of gift: means a donor card or other record used to make an anatomical gift. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- gift: means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect after the death of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
- Part: means an organ, an eye, or tissue of a human being. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
A. A valid document of gift shall be executed in accordance with the provisions of this Part, the laws of the state or country where it was executed, or 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.
B. If a document of gift is valid in accordance with this Part, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.
C. A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment thereto is valid unless that person knows that it is not validly executed or it was revoked.
Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.