{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-1-350s","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-350s","heading":"Liability for refusal to accept acknowledged power of attorney.","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section:\n(1) A person shall either accept an acknowledged power of attorney or request a certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel under subsection (d) of section 1-350r not later than seven business days after presentation of the power of attorney for acceptance;\n(2) If a person requests a certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel under subsection (d) of section 1-350r, the person shall accept the power of attorney not later than five business days after receipt of the certification, translation, or opinion of counsel; and\n(3) A person may not require an additional or different form of power of attorney for authority granted in the power of attorney presented.\n(b) A person is not required to accept an acknowledged power of attorney if:\n(1) The principal is not otherwise eligible or is not otherwise qualified to enter the transaction with the person;\n(2) Engaging in a transaction with the agent or the principal in the same circumstances would be inconsistent with state or federal law;\n(3) The person has actual knowledge of the termination of the agent's authority or of the power of attorney before exercise of the power;\n(4) A request for a certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel under subsection (d) of section 1-350r is refused;\n(5) The person in good faith believes that the power is not valid or that the agent does not have the authority to perform the act requested, whether or not a certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel under subsection (d) of section 1-350r has been requested or provided; or\n(6) The person makes, or has actual knowledge that another person has made, a report to the Bureau of Aging, Community and Social Work Services Division of the Department of Social Services stating a good faith belief that the principal may be subject to physical or financial abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the agent or a person acting for or with the agent.\n(c) A person that refuses in violation of this section to accept an acknowledged power of attorney is subject to an order by a probate court or by a court of general jurisdiction mandating acceptance of the power of attorney. The court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred to the prevailing party in such action.","path":["TITLE 1. PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION","CHAPTER 15c. CONNECTICUT UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT AND CONNECTICUT UNIFORM RECOGNITION OF SUBSTITUTE DECISION-MAKING DOCUMENTS ACT","(A). GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_015c.htm#sec_1-350s","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:53Z","sha256":"8865e4284ac4af1e9ec3270e1b411a9cc05087ca52c4fb10330eecc025cc406c","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-1-350r","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-1-350t"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}