{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"4155","citation":"Prob. Code, § 4155","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 3. Modification and Revocation of Powers of Attorney [4150. - 4155.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5/part-2/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 300, Sec. 8.   Effective August 3, 1995.","effective":"1995-08-03","html":"<p>(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the authority of an attorney-in-fact under a nondurable power of attorney is terminated by the incapacity of the principal to contract.</p><p>(b) An attorney-in-fact or third person who does not have notice of the incapacity of the principal is protected from liability as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/prob/4300\">4300</a>).</p><p>(c) This section is not subject to limitation in the power of attorney.</p>","text":"(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the authority of an attorney-in-fact under a nondurable power of attorney is terminated by the incapacity of the principal to contract. (b) An attorney-in-fact or third person who does not have notice of the incapacity of the principal is protected from liability as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4300). (c) This section is not subject to limitation in the power of attorney.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/modification-and-revocation-of-powers-of-attorney-4155","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}