Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 4006
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 4006
- 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
- 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
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U. See
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
§ 4006. Validity of power of attorney
(a) A power of attorney executed in this State on or after July 1, 2023 is valid if its execution complies with section 4005 of this title.
(b) A power of attorney executed in this State before July 1, 2023 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 section 4007 of this title; or
(2) the requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1044b, as amended.
(d) Except as otherwise provided 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.
(e) Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this chapter, a power of attorney that complies with this chapter is valid. (Added 2023, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)