{"data":{"id":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-4036","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"14 V.S.A. § 4036","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:\n(1) buy, sell, and exchange stocks and bonds;\n(2) establish, continue, modify, or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds;\n(3) pledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal;\n(4) receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds; and\n(5) 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 14: Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Chapter 127: Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act","Subchapter 002: AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/14/127/04036","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"8ef0f24cf907b60bd62fc87d25e7b87013d100dee655106b3d9d155d3a44091c","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-4035","next":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-4037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}