Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 4005
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 4005
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- Power of attorney: means a writing or other record that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of the principal, whether or not the term power of attorney is used. See
- Principal: means an individual who grants authority to an agent in a power of attorney. See
- Sign: means , with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
§ 4005. Execution of power of attorney
A power of attorney shall be signed by the principal or in the principal’s conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal’s name on the power of attorney. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments. (Added 2023, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)