{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2601.13","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2601.13","heading":"Agent's acceptance.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, a person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent or by any other assertion or conduct indicating acceptance.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 26. Uniform Power of Attorney Act.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2601.13","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3daee4b1909e0d1e69c44a00f5c0f3b7ef829c41f7c52d94f13addc8152151c2","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2601.12","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2601.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}