{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2602.07","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2602.07","heading":"Commodities and options.","body":"(a)\nUnless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to commodities and options authorizes the agent to:\n(1)\nBuy, sell, exchange, assign, settle, and exercise commodity futures contracts and call or put options on stocks or stock indexes traded on a regulated option exchange; and\n(2)\nEstablish, continue, modify, and terminate option accounts.","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/21-2602.07","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"9e032568b456d14785f84b15f7df208c584a3698c90365b0dc4aeba776a78b4d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2602.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2602.08"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}