Utah Code 75A-2-118. Agent’s resignation — Notice
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Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent‘s resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:
(1) to the guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent; or
Terms Used In Utah Code 75A-2-118
- Agent: includes an original agent, coagent, successor agent, and person to which an agent's authority is delegated. See Utah Code 75A-2-102
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 75A-2-102
- Principal: means an individual who grants authority to an agent in a power of attorney. See Utah Code 75A-2-102
(2) if there is no person described in Subsection (1), to:
(2)(a) the principal’s caregiver;
(2)(b) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare; or
(2)(c) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.