{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-49a-206","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 49A-206","heading":"Stocks and bonds.","body":"Unless the personal power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a personal power of attorney granting general authority with respect to stocks and bonds authorizes the agent to:\n(1) Buy, sell, and exchange stocks and bonds;\n(2) Establish, continue, modify, or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds;\n(3) Pledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal;\n(4) Receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds; and\n(5) Exercise 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 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Fiduciary Relations","CHAPTER 49A. Durable Personal Powers of Attorney Act","Subchapter II. Authority"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c049a/sc02/index.html#49A-206","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"badd3b4ac1ec734742494b7b35b853ef14a3d545f780c69e9663efef0fe04cc7","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-49a-205","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-49a-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}