N.D. Cent. Code § 23-06.6-09
23-06.6-09. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part
23-06.6-09. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's
body or part.
1. A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 23-06.6-08 may make
an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by that
person's oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously
reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.
2. Subject to subsection 3, an anatomical gift by a person authorized under section
23-06.6-08 may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any member of a prior
class who is reasonably available. If more than one member of the prior class is
reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under section 23-06.6-08
may be:
a. Amended only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the
amending of the gift; or
b. Revoked only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the
revoking of the gift or if they are equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift.
3. A revocation under subsection 2 is effective only if, before an incision has been made
to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to
prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician
or technician knows of the revocation.