{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"4262","citation":"Prob. Code, § 4262","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 3. Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact [4260. - 4266.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-4.5/part-2/chapter-4/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16.   Effective January 1, 1995.","effective":"1995-01-01","html":"<p>Subject to this article, if a power of attorney grants limited authority to an attorney-in-fact, the attorney-in-fact has the following authority:</p><p>(a) The authority granted in the power of attorney, as limited with respect to permissible actions, subjects, or purposes.</p><p>(b) The authority incidental, necessary, or proper to carry out the granted authority.</p>","text":"Subject to this article, if a power of attorney grants limited authority to an attorney-in-fact, the attorney-in-fact has the following authority: (a) The authority granted in the power of attorney, as limited with respect to permissible actions, subjects, or purposes. (b) The authority incidental, necessary, or proper to carry out the granted authority.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/authority-of-attorneys-in-fact-4262","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}