Any individual or entity indebted to a minor or protected person or having possession of a minor’s or protected person’s personal property, whether tangible or intangible, including an instrument evidencing a debt, stock, or right of action, may pay or deliver it to a conservator of the estate or like fiduciary appointed in another state upon presentation of proof of appointment and an affidavit stating that no conservatorship proceeding relating to the minor or protected person is pending in this state, and that the nonresident conservator or like fiduciary is entitled to payment or delivery.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-5-115

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • person: refers to either an "interested person" a "person alleged to need protection" or a "protected person" as the context requires, and does not refer to a "person" as defined in §. See South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-5-102

Source: SL 1993, ch 213, § 15; SDCL 30-36-15; SL 1995, ch 167, § 181.