{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2602.06","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2602.06","heading":"Stocks and bonds.","body":"(a)\nUnless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to stocks and bonds authorizes the agent to:\n(1)\nBuy, sell, and exchange stocks and bonds;\n(2)\nEstablish, continue, modify, or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds;\n(3)\nPledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal;\n(4)\nReceive certificates and other evidence of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds; and\n(5)\nExercise voting rights with respect to stocks and bonds in person or by proxy, enter into voting trusts, and consent to limitations on the right to vote.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 26. Uniform Power of Attorney Act.","Subchapter II. Authority."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2602.06","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b8c76b3e64126d1e6c6e91c432a34744be0365733e1e494feb84b60460337b94","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2602.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2602.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}