The attorney-in-fact shall keep complete records of all transactions entered into by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the principal. The attorney-in-fact has no duty to render an accounting of those transactions unless: (1) requested to do so at any time by the principal; (2) the instrument conferring the power of attorney requires that the attorney-in-fact render accountings and specifies to whom the accounting must be delivered; or (3) the attorney-in-fact has reimbursed the attorney-in-fact for any expenditure the attorney-in-fact has made on behalf of the principal. A written statement that gives reasonable notice of all transactions entered into by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the principal is an adequate accounting. The persons entitled to examine and copy the records of the attorney-in-fact are the principal, a person designated by the principal in the document creating the power of attorney as the recipient of accountings required by this section, and the guardian or conservator of the estate of the principal while the principal is living and the personal representative of the estate of the principal after the death of the principal. The attorney-in-fact has no affirmative duty to exercise any power conferred upon the attorney-in-fact under the power of attorney. In exercising any power conferred by the power of attorney, the attorney-in-fact shall exercise the power in the same manner as an ordinarily prudent person of discretion and intelligence would exercise in the management of the person's own affairs and shall have the interests of the principal utmost in mind. The attorney-in-fact is personally liable to any person, including the principal, who is injured by an action taken by the attorney-in-fact in bad faith under the power of attorney or by the attorney-in-fact's failure to account when the attorney-in-fact has a duty to account under this section.
1984 c 603 s 23; 1992 c 548 s 19
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 520 - 523 — Fiduciaries; Powers Of Attorney
Chapter 523 — Powers Of Attorney
Section 523.01 — Authorization.
Section 523.02 — Common Law, Preexisting And Foreign Powers Of Attorney.
Section 523.04 — Presumption Of Valid Execution.
Section 523.06 — Certification.
Section 523.07 — Durable Power Of Attorney.
Section 523.075 — Expiration Date In A Power Of Attorney.
Section 523.08 — Termination Of A Durable Power.
Section 523.09 — Termination Of A Nondurable Power Of Attorney.
Section 523.10 — Missing Persons Presumed Living.
Section 523.11 — Revocation Of A Power.
Section 523.12 — Power Of Attorney-in-fact To Bind Principal.
Section 523.13 — Multiple Attorneys-in-fact.
Section 523.14 — Successor Attorney-in-fact Not Liable For Acts Of Predecessor.
Section 523.15 — Co-attorneys-in-fact Not Liable For Acts Of Each Other.
Section 523.16 — Affidavit As Proof Of Authority Of Attorney-in-fact.
Section 523.18 — Signature Of Attorney-in-fact As Conclusive Proof Of Nontermination.
Section 523.19 — Third Parties Held Harmless.
Section 523.21 — Duties Of An Attorney-in-fact.
Section 523.22 — Liability Of Attorney-in-fact For Improper Execution Of Affidavits And Signature.