Utah Code 75-9-202. Incorporation of authority
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(1) An agent has authority described in this part if the power of attorney refers to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for the subjects stated in Sections 75-9-204 through 75-9-217 or cites the section in which the authority is described.
Terms Used In Utah Code 75-9-202
- Agent: includes an attorney-in-fact under a durable or nondurable power of attorney, an individual authorized to make decisions concerning another's health care, and an individual authorized to make decisions for another under a natural death act. See Utah Code 75-1-201 v2
- 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
(2) A reference in a power of attorney to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for a subject in Sections 75-9-204 through 75-9-217 or a citation to a section of Sections 75-9-204 through 75-9-217 incorporates the entire section as if it were set out in full in the power of attorney.
(3) A principal may modify authority incorporated by reference.