Rhode Island General Laws 18-3-10. Notice that donor of power is missing
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No person shall be deemed, for the purposes of this chapter, to have actual notice of the death of any donor of a power of attorney only by reason of a report to the effect that the donor is missing, or is missing and is believed to have been killed, unless the death of the donor has been presumed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction and the person in question has notice of the order.
History of Section.
P.L. 1942, ch. 1140, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 18-3-10.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 18-3-10
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- 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