{"data":{"id":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-5-936","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"18-C M.R.S. §5-936","heading":"Stocks and bonds","body":"Unless 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:\n1.  Buy, sell and exchange.  Buy, sell and exchange stocks and bonds;\n2.  Stocks and bonds account.  Establish, continue, modify or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds;\n3.  Security.  Pledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal;\n4.  Evidences of ownership.  Receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds; and\n5.  Voting rights.  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 18-C: PROBATE CODE","PART 9: MAINE UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec5-936.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"9c198c249c1f3c7054df9ddf2def278660409314ef8542b4ae0df0d597e67b51","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-5-935","next":"us-me/18-c-m.r.s.-5-937"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}