{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-6b-6","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-6","heading":"Validity of power of attorney; effect of copy.","body":"(a) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after July 1, 2017, shall be valid if its execution complies with Code Section 10-6B-5.\n(b) A power of attorney executed other than in this state shall be valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:\n(1) The law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to Code Section 10-6B-7; or\n(2) The requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Section 1044b, in effect on February 1, 2018.\n(c) Except as otherwise provided by law other than this chapter, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney shall have the same effect as the original; provided, however, that when recording a power of attorney in connection with a conveyance involving real property, a power of attorney shall be in a form that complies with Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 44.","path":["TITLE 10 Commerce and Trade","CHAPTER 6B Georgia Power of Attorney","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.10.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"a9ab9d5b1c066e4e350b21096464ef04f3da3aace5cae20b171278cc57a72783","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-6b-5","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-10-6b-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}