If the gift is made by the donor to a specified donee, the will, card or other document of gift, or an executed copy thereof, may be delivered to the donee to expedite the appropriate procedures immediately after death, but delivery is not necessary to the validity of the gift. The will, card or other document of gift, or an executed copy thereof, may be deposited in any hospital, bank or storage facility or registry office that accepts them for safekeeping or for facilitation of procedures after death. On request of any interested party upon or after the donor's death, the person in possession shall produce the document for examination.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 27. ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND STUDIES
Subchapter II. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
§ 2711. Persons who may execute an anatomical gift.
§ 2712. Persons who may become donees, and purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.
§ 2713. Manner of executing anatomical gifts.
§ 2714. Delivery of document of gift.
§ 2715. Amendment or revocation of the gift.
§ 2716. Rights and duties at death.
§ 2717. Uniformity of interpretation.
§ 2721. Requests for anatomical gifts.
§ 2722. Confidentiality requirement.
§ 2723. Donate Life Delaware Registry.
§ 2724. Organ donation designation on driver's license or identification card.
§ 2725. Collaboration between departments and organ procurement organizations.
§ 2727. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose death is under investigation.
§ 2728. Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Trust Fund contributions.
§ 2729. Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund.
§ 2730. Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board.
§ 2731. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.