Exoneration of agent

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SD Code › Title 59 › Chapter 12 › Section 59-12-14

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(1) Relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed dishonestly, with an improper motive, or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney or the best interest of the principal; or

(2) Was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.

Source: SL 2020, ch 214, § 14.

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