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Current through October 23, 2012
(a) The following statutory form of power of attorney is legally sufficient:
STATUTORY POWER OF ATTORNEY
NOTICE: THE POWERS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT ARE BROAD AND SWEEPING. THEY ARE EXPLAINED IN THE UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT OF 1998. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE POWERS, OBTAIN COMPETENT LEGAL ADVICE. THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO MAKE MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS FOR YOU. YOU MAY REVOKE THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IF YOU LATER WISH TO DO SO.
I _______ (insert your name and address) appoint _______ (insert the name and address of the person appointed) as my agent (attorney-in-fact) to act for me in any lawful way with respect to the following initialed subjects:
TO GRANT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING POWERS, INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT OF (N) AND IGNORE THE LINES IN FRONT OF THE OTHER POWERS.
TO GRANT ONE OR MORE, BUT FEWER THAN ALL, OF THE FOLLOWING POWERS, INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT OF EACH POWER YOU ARE GRANTING.
TO WITHHOLD A POWER, DO NOT INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT OF IT. YOU MAY, BUT NEED NOT, CROSS OUT EACH POWER WITHHELD.
INITIAL ____ (A) Real property transactions, except transactions subject to D.C. Official Code § 42-101.
____ (B) Tangible personal property transactions.
____ (C) Stock and bond transactions.
____ (D) Commodity and option transactions.
____ (E) Banking and other financial institution transactions.
____ (F) Business operating transactions.
____ (G) Insurance and annuity transactions.
____ (H) Estate, trust, and other beneficiary transactions.
____ (I) Claims and litigation.
____ (J) Personal and family maintenance.
____ (K) Benefits from social security, medicare, medicaid, or other governmental programs, or military service.
____ (L) Retirement plan transactions.
____ (M) Tax matters.
____ (N) ALL OF THE POWERS LISTED ABOVE.
YOU NEED NOT INITIAL ANY OTHER LINES IF YOU INITIAL LINE (N).
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: ON THE FOLLOWING LINES YOU MAY GIVE SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS LIMITING OR EXTENDING THE POWERS GRANTED TO YOUR AGENT: ___________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
UNLESS YOU DIRECT OTHERWISE ABOVE, THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL IT IS REVOKED.
This power of attorney will continue to be effective even though I become disabled, incapacitated, or incompetent.
STRIKE THE PRECEDING SENTENCE IF YOU DO NOT WANT THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY TO CONTINUE IF YOU BECOME DISABLED, INCAPACITATED, OR INCOMPETENT.
I agree that any third party who receives a copy of this document may act under it. Revocation of the power of attorney is not effective as to a third party until the third party learns of the revocation. I agree to indemnify the third party for any claims that arise against the third party because of reliance on this power of attorney.
Signed this ____ day of _______, _____
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Your Signature)
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Your Social Security Number)
District of Columbia
This document was acknowledged before me on _______ (Date) by _______ (name of principal)
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Signature of notary public)
(Seal) _______
[My commission expires: _______ ]
BY ACCEPTING OR ACTING UNDER THE APPOINTMENT, THE AGENT ASSUMES THE FIDUCIARY AND OTHER LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN AGENT.
(b) A statutory power of attorney is legally sufficient under this chapter if the wording of the form complies substantially with subsection (a) of this section, the form is properly completed, and the signature of the principal is acknowledged.
(c) If the line in front of line (N) of the form under subsection (a) of this section is initialed, an initial on the line in front of any other power does not limit the powers granted by line (N).
(Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 143(b), 47 DCR 520.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 21-2101.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 13-91 validated a previously made technical amendment.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 12-147, the "Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act of 1998," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 12-157, which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on April 7, 1998, and May 5, 1998, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on June 23, 1998, it was assigned Act No. 12-359 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 12-147 became effective on September 18, 1998.
Law 13-91, the "Technical Amendments Act of 1999," was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 13-435, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on November 2, 1999, and December 7, 1999, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 29, 1999, it was assigned Act No. 13-234 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for its review. D.C. Law 13-91 became effective on April 12, 2000.
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 1 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act. See 8B Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on WESTLAW.
