{"data":{"id":"us-nm/45-5b-118","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"45-5B-118","heading":"Agent's resignation; notice.","body":"Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:\n(1) to the conservator or guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a co-agent or successor agent; or\n(2) if there is no person described in Paragraph (1) of this subsection, to:\n(a) the principal's caregiver;\n(b) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or\n(c) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.","path":["Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code","ARTICLE 5B Uniform Power of Attorney"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18546/index.do","current_through":"2024-09-06","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"0bddd55829587c499bdaed1a8d01d627ebd83d2eaf36b8af6ab0c25324d180e3","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/45-5b-117","next":"us-nm/45-5b-119"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}