Notwithstanding any other statutory provision to the contrary, if the State of South Dakota is the conservator of a protected person and if the assets of the conservatorship are less than two thousand dollars, upon the death of the protected person, the conservator may elect to provide notice pursuant to § 29A-5-410 and obtain court approval to pay the debts and distribute the assets of the protected person to the heirs and devisees of the protected person pursuant to chapter 29A-2.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-5-510

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • 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 2010, ch 144, § 1.