New Hampshire Revised Statutes 564-E:106 – Validity of Power of Attorney
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(a) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after the effective date of this chapter is valid if its execution complies with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-E:105.
(b) A power of attorney executed in this state before the effective date of this chapter is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.
(c) A power of attorney executed other than in this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-E:107; or
(2) the requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1044b, as amended.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney or by statute other than this chapter, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.
(b) A power of attorney executed in this state before the effective date of this chapter is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 564-E:106
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(c) A power of attorney executed other than in this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-E:107; or
(2) the requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1044b, as amended.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney or by statute other than this chapter, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.