{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"4203","citation":"Prob. Code, § 4203","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 4. Attorneys-in-Fact [4200. - 4266.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5/part-2/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Qualifications and Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact [4200. - 4207.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5/part-2/chapter-4/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 33.   Effective January 1, 2000.   Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.","effective":"2000-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A principal may designate one or more successor attorneys-in-fact to act if the authority of a predecessor attorney-in-fact terminates.</p><p>(b) The principal may grant authority to another person, designated by name, by office, or by function, including the initial and any successor attorneys-in-fact, to designate at any time one or more successor attorneys-in-fact.</p><p>(c) A successor attorney-in-fact is not liable for the actions of the predecessor attorney-in-fact.</p>","text":"(a) A principal may designate one or more successor attorneys-in-fact to act if the authority of a predecessor attorney-in-fact terminates. (b) The principal may grant authority to another person, designated by name, by office, or by function, including the initial and any successor attorneys-in-fact, to designate at any time one or more successor attorneys-in-fact. (c) A successor attorney-in-fact is not liable for the actions of the predecessor attorney-in-fact.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/qualifications-and-authority-of-attorneys-in-fact-4203","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}