Utah Code 75A-2-202. Incorporation of authority
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
(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 75A-2-204 through 75A-2-217 or cites the section in which the authority is described.
Terms Used In Utah Code 75A-2-202
- Agent: includes an original agent, coagent, successor agent, and person to which an agent's authority is delegated. See Utah Code 75A-2-102
- 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 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) A reference in a power of attorney to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for a subject in Sections 75A-2-204 through 75A-2-217 or a citation to a section of Sections 75A-2-204 through 75A-2-217 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.