PART 3. UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY [4400. - 4465.]

Part 3 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16.

§§ 4400–4465 · 26 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 4400–4409 · 10 sections

   • § 4400 This part may be cited as the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
   • § 4401 The following statutory form power of attorney is legally sufficient when the requirements of Section 4402 are satisfied: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *…
   • § 4402 A statutory form power of attorney under this part is legally sufficient if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The wording of the form…
   • § 4403 If the line in front of (N) of the statutory form under Section 4401 is initialed, an initial on the line in front of any other power does not limit the powers…
   • § 4404 A statutory form power of attorney legally sufficient under this part is durable to the extent that the power of attorney contains language, such as “This…
   • § 4405 (a) A statutory form power of attorney under this part that limits the power to take effect upon the occurrence of a specified event or contingency, including,…
   • § 4406 (a) If a third person to whom a properly executed statutory form power of attorney under this part is presented refuses to honor the agent’s authority under…
   • § 4407 The provisions of this division apply to a statutory form power of attorney except when there is a conflicting provision in this part, in which case the…
   • § 4408 Nothing in this part affects or limits the use of any other form for a power of attorney. A form that complies with the requirements of any law other than the…
   • § 4409 (a) A statutory short form power of attorney executed before, on, or after the repeal of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2450) of Title 9 of Part 4 of…
2. CHAPTER 2. Construction of Powers §§ 4450–4465 · 16 sections

   • § 4450 By executing a statutory form power of attorney with respect to a subject listed in Section 4401, the principal, except as limited or extended by the principal…
   • § 4451 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to real property transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:…
   • § 4452 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to tangible personal property transactions empowers the agent to do all of the…
   • § 4453 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to stock and bond transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:…
   • § 4454 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to commodity and option transactions empowers the agent to do all of the…
   • § 4455 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to banking and other financial institution transactions empowers the agent to…
   • § 4456 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to business operating transactions empowers the agent to do all of the…
   • § 4457 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to insurance and annuity transactions empowers the agent to do all of the…
   • § 4458 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to estate, trust, and other beneficiary transactions, empowers the agent to act…
   • § 4459 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to do all of the following: (a) Assert and…
   • § 4460 (a) In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to personal and family maintenance empowers the agent to do all of the…
   • § 4461 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to benefits from social security, Medicare, Medicaid, or other governmental…
   • § 4462 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to retirement plan transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:…
   • § 4463 In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to tax matters empowers the agent to do all of the following: (a) Prepare,…
   • § 4464 The powers described in this chapter are exercisable equally with respect to an interest the principal has when the statutory form power of attorney is…
   • § 4465 A statutory form power of attorney under this part does not empower the agent to take any of the actions specified in Section 4264 unless the statutory form…