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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 21-2601.06: Validity of power of attorney.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 26. Uniform Power of Attorney Act.
  3. Subchapter I. General Provisions.

(a)

A power of attorney executed in the District on or after the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023] is valid if its execution complies with § 21-2601.05.

(b)

A power of attorney executed in the District before the effective date of this chapter [February 23, 2023] is valid if its execution complied with District law as it existed at the time of execution.

(c)

A power of attorney executed other than in the District is valid in the District if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:

(1)

The law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to § 21-2601.07; or

(2)

The requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1044b.

(d)

Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this chapter, a photocopy or electronically submitted copy of an original power of attorney shall have the same effect as the original.

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