(a) Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:
(1) To the conservator or guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent; or
(2) If there is no person described in paragraph (1), to:
(A) The principal's caregiver;
(B) Another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or
(C) A governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 39B. Uniform Power of Attorney Act
§39B-1-104. Power of Attorney Is Durable
§39B-1-105. Execution of Power of Attorney
§39B-1-106. Validity of Power of Attorney
§39B-1-107. Meaning and Effect of Power of Attorney
§39B-1-108. Nomination of Conservator or Guardian; Relation of Agent to Court-Appointed Fiduciary
§39B-1-109. When Power of Attorney Effective
§39B-1-110. Termination of Power of Attorney or Agent's Authority
§39B-1-111. Coagents and Successor Agents
§39B-1-112. Reimbursement and Compensation of Agent
§39B-1-113. Agent's Acceptance
§39B-1-115. Exoneration of Agent
§39B-1-118. Agent's Resignation; Notice
§39B-1-119. Acceptance of and Reliance Upon Acknowledged Power of Attorney
§39B-1-120. Liability for Refusal to Accept Acknowledged Statutory Form Power of Attorney
§39B-1-121. Principles of Law and Equity
§39B-1-122. Laws Applicable to Financial Institutions and Entities