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What Do I Need to Sign My Healthcare Proxy in South Dakota?

Witness, notary, and remote online notarization (RON) requirements for healthcare proxies in South Dakota.

Frequently Asked Questions

South Dakota requires 2 witnesses for a healthcare proxy.SDCL § 59-7-2.1Verified May 1, 2026 Witnesses cannot be: The person named as your healthcare agent, Blood relatives, Relatives by marriage, Relatives by adoption, Anyone who would inherit from you, Your healthcare provider, Anyone with a claim against your estate. Witnesses must be at least 18 years old.

In South Dakota, notarization can serve as an alternative to witnesses for a healthcare proxy.SDCL § 59-7-2.1Verified May 1, 2026 Either witnesses or notarization satisfies the execution requirements.

South Dakota allows Remote Online Notarization (RON) for healthcare proxys.SDCL § 59-7-2.1Verified May 1, 2026 The notarization can be completed via secure video call with an approved RON provider, without meeting in person. The state also accepts out-of-state RON.

To execute a healthcare proxy in South Dakota: Find 2 adults to serve as witnesses. Review witness restrictions to ensure eligibility. Get the document notarized (standard practice, not required). Remote notary available; e-signature status unclear

Yes. South Dakota has an explicit reciprocity statuteSDCL § 34-12D-22Verified May 1, 2026: a healthcare directive executed in another state is honored in South Dakota if it was valid where signed or valid under the principal's domicile law. SDCL § 34-12D-22 provides interstate recognition for living will declarations: valid if meeting execution requirements of principal's residence, place of execution, or SD law. Note: this applies to Ch. 34-12D declarations; Ch. 59-7 (healthcare POA) has no separate interstate recognition provision. SD has not adopted the UHCDA. The document portability tool covers reciprocity rules in detail.

Healthcare Proxy Signing in South Dakota

South Dakota's execution rule for a healthcare proxy: 2SDCL § 34-12D-3 (living will form; no statutory healthcare proxy form)Verified May 1, 2026 witnesses, with notarization NoSDCL § 34-12D-3 (living will form; no statutory healthcare proxy form)Verified May 1, 2026. The rules apply by state statute, not by where you signed, so a document signed elsewhere still has to clear South Dakota's requirements when it's used here.

RON is a clean path for South Dakota healthcare proxys: the state both authorizes RON itself and recognizes RON performed under other states' rules. Either route lets the notarization happen via secure video call rather than in person.

The South Dakota healthcare proxy builder handles the document with the witness disqualification rules and notarization fields South Dakota requires.

SimplyTrustSimplyTrust Editorial·Updated May 1, 2026

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  • SDCL § 34-12D-3 (living will form; no statutory healthcare proxy form)

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