71-4842 Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity. - Nebraska Statutes

71-4842. Law governing validity; choice oflaw as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity.(a)A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:(1)The Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act;(2) The laws of the state or country whereit was executed; or(3) The laws of the state or country wherethe person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence,or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.(b)If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governsthe interpretation of the document of gift.(c) A person may presume that a documentof gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knowsthat it was not validly executed or was revoked.(d) The age restrictions of theRevised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act do not nullify any designation of giftmade on a driver's license or state identification card prior to January 1,2011, by a person younger than sixteen years of age which was valid when made.Such person shall be considered a donor under the act, and if such a donorwho is an unemancipated minor dies, a parent of the donor who is reasonablyavailable may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part. SourceLaws 2010, LB1036, § 19.Operative Date: January 1, 2011