California Code
DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY
PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 4100. - 4100. This part applies to all powers of attorney under...

Section 4101. - 4101. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the principal...

Section 4102. - 4102. Notwithstanding Section 4128: (a) Except as provided in subdivision...

CHAPTER 2 - Creation and Effect of Powers of Attorney

Section 4120. - 4120. A natural person having the capacity to contract may...

Section 4121. - 4121. A power of attorney is legally sufficient if all...

Section 4122. - 4122. If the power of attorney is signed by witnesses,...

Section 4123. - 4123. (a) In a power of attorney under this division,...

Section 4124. - 4124. A durable power of attorney is a power of...

Section 4125. - 4125. All acts done by an attorney-in-fact pursuant to a...

Section 4126. - 4126. (a) A principal may nominate, by a durable power...

Section 4127. - 4127. Unless a power of attorney states a time of...

Section 4128. - 4128. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a printed form of...

Section 4129. - 4129. (a) In a springing power of attorney, the principal...

Section 4130. - 4130. (a) If a principal grants inconsistent authority to one...

CHAPTER 3 - Modification and Revocation of Powers of Attorney

Section 4150. - 4150. (a) A principal may modify a power of attorney...

Section 4151. - 4151. (a) A principal may revoke a power of attorney...

Section 4152. - 4152. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the authority of an...

Section 4153. - 4153. (a) The authority of an attorney-in-fact under a power...

Section 4154. - 4154. (a) If after executing a power of attorney the...

Section 4155. - 4155. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the authority of an...

CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact

ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact

Section 4200. - 4200. Only a person having the capacity to contract is...

Section 4201. - 4201. Designating an unqualified person as an attorney-in-fact does not...

Section 4202. - 4202. (a) A principal may designate more than one attorney-in-fact...

Section 4203. - 4203. (a) A principal may designate one or more successor...

Section 4204. - 4204. An attorney-in-fact is entitled to reasonable compensation for services...

Section 4205. - 4205. (a) An attorney-in-fact may revocably delegate authority to perform...

Section 4206. - 4206. (a) If, following execution of a durable power of...

Section 4207. - 4207. (a) An attorney-in-fact may resign by any of the...

ARTICLE 2 - Duties of Attorneys-in-Fact

Section 4230. - 4230. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 4231. - 4231. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), in dealing...

Section 4231.5. - 4231.5. (a) If the attorney-in-fact breaches a duty pursuant to...

Section 4232. - 4232. (a) An attorney-in-fact has a duty to act solely...

Section 4233. - 4233. (a) The attorney-in-fact shall keep the principal’s property separate...

Section 4234. - 4234. (a) To the extent reasonably practicable under the circumstances,...

Section 4235. - 4235. If the principal becomes wholly or partially incapacitated, or...

Section 4236. - 4236. (a) The attorney-in-fact shall keep records of all transactions...

Section 4237. - 4237. An attorney-in-fact with special skills has a duty to...

Section 4238. - 4238. (a) On termination of an attorney-in-fact’s authority, the attorney-in-fact...

ARTICLE 3 - Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact

Section 4260. - 4260. (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), this article...

Section 4261. - 4261. If a power of attorney grants general authority to...

Section 4262. - 4262. Subject to this article, if a power of attorney...

Section 4263. - 4263. (a) A power of attorney may grant authority to...

Section 4264. - 4264. An attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney may perform...

Section 4265. - 4265. A power of attorney may not authorize an attorney-in-fact...

Section 4266. - 4266. The grant of authority to an attorney-in-fact, whether by...

CHAPTER 5 - Relations With Third Persons

Section 4300. - 4300. A third person shall accord an attorney-in-fact acting pursuant...

Section 4301. - 4301. A third person may rely on, contract with, and...

Section 4302. - 4302. When requested to engage in transactions with an attorney-in-fact,...

Section 4303. - 4303. (a) A third person who acts in good faith...

Section 4304. - 4304. (a) The death of a principal who has executed...

Section 4305. - 4305. (a) As to acts undertaken in good faith reliance...

Section 4306. - 4306. (a) If an attorney-in-fact furnishes an affidavit pursuant to...

Section 4307. - 4307. (a) A copy of a power of attorney certified...

Section 4308. - 4308. (a) A third person who conducts activities through employees...

Section 4309. - 4309. Nothing in this chapter requires a third person to...

Section 4310. - 4310. Without limiting the generality of Section 4300, nothing in...