South Dakota § 29A-6-109 - Payments from joint account to party, personal representative or heirs.

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§ 29A-6-109. Payments from joint account to party, personal representative or heirs.

Any sums in a joint account may be paid, on request, to any party without regard to whether any other party is incapacitated or deceased at the time the payment is demanded. However, payment may not be made to the personal representative or heirs of a deceased party unless proofs of death are presented to the financial institution showing that the decedent was the last surviving party or unless there is no right of survivorship under § 29A-6-104.

Source: SL 1987, ch 208, § 9; SL 1992, ch 88, § 10; SL 1993, ch 94, § 4; SDCL 30-23-51; SL 1995, ch 167, § 172.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 29A-6-109 ("Payments from joint account to party, personal representative or heirs.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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