{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-31d-3-304","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31D-3-304","heading":"Substantial compliance with donor-imposed formal requirement.","body":"A power holder's substantial compliance with a formal requirement of appointment imposed by the donor, including a requirement that the instrument exercising the power of appointment make reference or specific reference to the power, is sufficient if both of the following apply:\n(1)\tThe power holder knows of and intends to exercise the power.\n(2)\tThe power holder's manner of attempted exercise of the power does not impair a material purpose of the donor in imposing the requirement. (2015-205, s. 3(a).)","path":["Chapter 31D. North Carolina Uniform Powers of Appointment Act.","Article 3. Exercise of Power of Appointment."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_31D/GS_31D-3-304.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:00:07Z","sha256":"d14604bcd053a6110016400e604c149773cfd509a5a714ee5cec7a6f93f1bf0e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-31d-3-303","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-31d-3-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}