{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"4122","citation":"Prob. Code, § 4122","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY [4000. - 4545.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5"},{"name":"PART 2. POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY [4100. - 4310.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Creation and Effect of Powers of Attorney [4120. - 4130.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5/part-2/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 30.   Effective January 1, 2000.   Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.","effective":"2000-01-01","html":"<p>If the power of attorney is signed by witnesses, as provided in Section <a href=\"/prob/4121\">4121</a>, the following requirements shall be satisfied:</p><p>(a) The witnesses shall be adults.</p><p>(b) The attorney-in-fact may not act as a witness.</p><p>(c) Each witness signing the power of attorney shall witness either the signing of the instrument by the principal or the principal’s acknowledgment of the signature or the power of attorney.</p>","text":"If the power of attorney is signed by witnesses, as provided in Section 4121, the following requirements shall be satisfied: (a) The witnesses shall be adults. (b) The attorney-in-fact may not act as a witness. (c) Each witness signing the power of attorney shall witness either the signing of the instrument by the principal or the principal’s acknowledgment of the signature or the power of attorney.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/creation-and-effect-of-powers-of-attorney-4122","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}