History. Code 1981, § 10-6B-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 435, § 2-1/HB 221; Ga. L. 2018, p. 520, § 5/HB 897.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, deleted former subsection (b), which read: “This chapter shall not affect a power of attorney executed prior to July 1, 2017, to which the former provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 6 of this title, as such existed on June 30, 2017, shall continue to apply.”; redesignated former subsections (c) and (d) as present subsections (b) and (c), respectively; substituted “2018” for “2017” in paragraph (b)(2); and substituted “a power of attorney shall be in a form that complies with Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 44” for “an original power of attorney shall be used” at the end of subsection (c).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 6B - Georgia Power of Attorney
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 10-6B-4. Power of Attorney Is Durable
§ 10-6B-5. Execution of Power of Attorney
§ 10-6B-6. Validity of Power of Attorney; Effect of Copy
§ 10-6B-9. When Power of Attorney Effective
§ 10-6B-11. Designation of Coagents; Role of Successor Agent; Notification of Violation
§ 10-6B-13. Agent’s Acceptance of Appointment
§ 10-6B-17. Agent’s Liability to Principal
§ 10-6B-18. Resignation of Agent
§ 10-6B-20. Liability for Refusal to Accept Power of Attorney
§ 10-6B-21. Principles of Law and Equity
§ 10-6B-22. Laws Applicable to Financial Institutions and Entities