{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-1636","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 64.2-1636","heading":"Retirement plans","body":"A. In this section, \"retirement plan\" means a plan or account created by an employer, the principal, or another individual to provide retirement benefits or deferred compensation of which the principal is a participant, beneficiary, or owner, including a plan or account under the following sections of the Internal Revenue Code:1. An individual retirement account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. § 408, as amended;2. A Roth individual retirement account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. § 408A, as amended;3. A deemed individual retirement account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. § 408 (q), as amended;4. An annuity or mutual fund custodial account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. § 403 (b), as amended;5. A pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other retirement plan qualified under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. § 401 (a), as amended;6. A plan under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. § 457 (b), as amended; and7. A nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. § 409A, as amended.B. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to retirement plans authorizes the agent to:1. Select the form and timing of payments under a retirement plan and withdraw benefits from a plan;2. Make a rollover, including a direct trustee-to-trustee rollover, of benefits from one retirement plan to another;3. Establish a retirement plan in the principal's name;4. Make contributions to a retirement plan;5. Exercise investment powers available under a retirement plan; and6. Borrow from, sell assets to, or purchase assets from a retirement plan.2010, cc. 455, 632, § 26-109; 2012, c. 614.","path":["Title 64.2. WILLS, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Subtitle IV. FIDUCIARIES AND GUARDIANS","Part B. POWERS OF ATTORNEY","Chapter 16. UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT","Article 2. AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/64.2-1636/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:14Z","sha256":"dcdca756d35715092832c3ee1c189d7cfad7eaf39dfa92178a437ec76d80bef3","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-1635","next":"us-va/va.-code-64.2-1637"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}