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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 751.001. Short Title - Sec. 751.001. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as...
Section 751.0015. Applicability of Subtitle - Sec. 751.0015. APPLICABILITY OF SUBTITLE. This subtitle applies to all...
Section 751.002. Definitions - Sec. 751.002. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) "Actual knowledge" means...
Section 751.00201. Meaning of Disabled or Incapacitated for Purposes of Durable Power of Attorney - Sec. 751.00201. MEANING OF DISABLED OR INCAPACITATED FOR PURPOSES OF...
Section 751.0021. Requirements of Durable Power of Attorney - Sec. 751.0021. REQUIREMENTS OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY. (a) An...
Section 751.0022. Presumption of Genuine Signature - Sec. 751.0022. PRESUMPTION OF GENUINE SIGNATURE. A signature on a...
Section 751.0023. Validity of Power of Attorney - Sec. 751.0023. VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY. (a) A durable...
Section 751.0024. Meaning and Effect of Durable Power of Attorney - Sec. 751.0024. MEANING AND EFFECT OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY....
Section 751.003. Uniformity of Application and Construction - Sec. 751.003. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. This subtitle shall...
Section 751.005. Extension of Principal's Authority to Other Persons - Sec. 751.005. EXTENSION OF PRINCIPAL'S AUTHORITY TO OTHER PERSONS. If,...
Section 751.006. Remedies Under Other Law - Sec. 751.006. REMEDIES UNDER OTHER LAW. The remedies under this...
Section 751.007. Conflict With or Effect on Other Law - Sec. 751.007. CONFLICT WITH OR EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This...
Subchapter A. -1. Appointment of Agents
Section 751.021. Co-Agents - Sec. 751.021. CO-AGENTS. A principal may designate in a durable...
Section 751.022. Acceptance of Appointment as Agent - Sec. 751.022. ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT AS AGENT. Except as otherwise...
Section 751.023. Successor Agents - Sec. 751.023. SUCCESSOR AGENTS. (a) A principal may designate in...
Section 751.024. Reimbursement and Compensation of Agent - Sec. 751.024. REIMBURSEMENT AND COMPENSATION OF AGENT. Unless the durable...
Subchapter A. -2. Authority of Agent Under Durable Power of Attorney
Section 751.031. Grants of Authority in General and Certain Limitations - Sec. 751.031. GRANTS OF AUTHORITY IN GENERAL AND CERTAIN LIMITATIONS....
Section 751.032. Gift Authority - Sec. 751.032. GIFT AUTHORITY. (a) In this section, a gift...
Section 751.033. Authority to Create or Change Certain Beneficiary Designations - Sec. 751.033. AUTHORITY TO CREATE OR CHANGE CERTAIN BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS....
Section 751.034. Incorporation of Authority - Sec. 751.034. INCORPORATION OF AUTHORITY. (a) An agent has authority...
Subchapter B. Effect of Certain Acts on Exercise of Durable Power of Attorney
Section 751.051. Effect of Acts Performed by Agent - Sec. 751.051. EFFECT OF ACTS PERFORMED BY AGENT. An act...
Section 751.052. Relation of Attorney in Fact or Agent to Court-Appointed Guardian of Estate - Text of section as amended by Acts 2017, 85th Leg.,...
Section 751.054. Knowledge of Termination of Power; Good-Faith Acts - Sec. 751.054. KNOWLEDGE OF TERMINATION OF POWER; GOOD-FAITH ACTS. Without...
Section 751.055. Affidavit Regarding Lack of Knowledge of Termination of Power or of Disability or Incapacity; Good-Faith Reliance - Sec. 751.055. AFFIDAVIT REGARDING LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF TERMINATION OF...
Section 751.057. Effect of Bankruptcy Proceeding - Sec. 751.057. EFFECT OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING. (a) The filing of...
Subchapter C. Duty to Inform and Account
Section 751.101. Fiduciary Duties - Sec. 751.101. FIDUCIARY DUTIES. A person who accepts appointment as...
Section 751.102. Duty to Timely Inform Principal - Sec. 751.102. DUTY TO TIMELY INFORM PRINCIPAL. (a) The agent...
Section 751.103. Maintenance of Records - Sec. 751.103. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS. (a) The agent shall maintain...
Section 751.104. Accounting - Sec. 751.104. ACCOUNTING. (a) The principal may demand an accounting...
Section 751.105. Effect of Failure to Comply; Suit - Sec. 751.105. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY; SUIT. If the...
Section 751.106. Effect of Subchapter on Principal's Rights - Sec. 751.106. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON PRINCIPAL'S RIGHTS. This subchapter...
Subchapter C. -1. Other Duties of Agent
Section 751.121. Duty to Notify of Breach of Fiduciary Duty by Other Agent - Sec. 751.121. DUTY TO NOTIFY OF BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY...
Section 751.122. Duty to Preserve Principal's Estate Plan - Sec. 751.122. DUTY TO PRESERVE PRINCIPAL'S ESTATE PLAN. An agent...
Subchapter C. -2. Duration of Durable Power of Attorney and Agent's Authority
Section 751.131. Termination of Durable Power of Attorney - Sec. 751.131. TERMINATION OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY. A durable...
Section 751.132. Termination of Agent's Authority - Sec. 751.132. TERMINATION OF AGENT'S AUTHORITY. (a) An agent's authority...
Section 751.133. Relation of Agent to Court-Appointed Guardian of Estate - Text of section as transferred, redesignated, and amended by Acts...
Section 751.134. Effect on Certain Persons of Termination of Durable Power of Attorney or Agent's Authority - Sec. 751.134. EFFECT ON CERTAIN PERSONS OF TERMINATION OF DURABLE...
Section 751.135. Previous Durable Power of Attorney Continues in Effect Until Revoked - Sec. 751.135. PREVIOUS DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY CONTINUES IN EFFECT...
Subchapter D. Recording Durable Power of Attorney for Certain Real Property Transactions
Section 751.151. Recording for Real Property Transactions Requiring Execution and Delivery of Instruments - Sec. 751.151. RECORDING FOR REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS REQUIRING EXECUTION AND...
Subchapter E. Acceptance of and Reliance on Durable Power of Attorney
Section 751.201. Acceptance of Durable Power of Attorney Required; Exceptions - Sec. 751.201. ACCEPTANCE OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS....
Section 751.202. Other Form or Recording of Durable Power of Attorney as Condition of Acceptance Prohibited - Sec. 751.202. OTHER FORM OR RECORDING OF DURABLE POWER OF...
Section 751.203. Agent's Certification - Sec. 751.203. AGENT'S CERTIFICATION. (a) Before accepting a durable power...
Section 751.204. Opinion of Counsel - Sec. 751.204. OPINION OF COUNSEL. (a) Before accepting a durable...
Section 751.205. English Translation - Sec. 751.205. ENGLISH TRANSLATION. (a) Before accepting a durable power...
Section 751.206. Grounds for Refusing Acceptance - Sec. 751.206. GROUNDS FOR REFUSING ACCEPTANCE. A person is not...
Section 751.207. Written Statement of Refusal of Acceptance Required - Sec. 751.207. WRITTEN STATEMENT OF REFUSAL OF ACCEPTANCE REQUIRED. (a)...
Section 751.208. Date of Acceptance - Sec. 751.208. DATE OF ACCEPTANCE. A durable power of attorney...
Section 751.209. Good Faith Reliance on Durable Power of Attorney - Sec. 751.209. GOOD FAITH RELIANCE ON DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY....
Section 751.210. Reliance on Certain Requested Information - Sec. 751.210. RELIANCE ON CERTAIN REQUESTED INFORMATION. A person may...
Section 751.211. Actual Knowledge of Person When Transactions Conducted Through Employees - Sec. 751.211. ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF PERSON WHEN TRANSACTIONS CONDUCTED THROUGH...
Section 751.212. Cause of Action for Refusal to Accept Durable Power of Attorney - Sec. 751.212. CAUSE OF ACTION FOR REFUSAL TO ACCEPT DURABLE...
Section 751.213. Liability of Principal - Sec. 751.213. LIABILITY OF PRINCIPAL. (a) Subsection (b) applies to...
Subchapter F. Civil Remedies
Section 751.251. Judicial Relief - Sec. 751.251. JUDICIAL RELIEF. (a) The following may bring an...