{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39b-2-106","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 39B-2-106","heading":"Stocks and bonds.","body":"(a) 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":["CHAPTER 39B. UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT.","ARTICLE 2. AUTHORITY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/39B-2-106/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:29:25Z","sha256":"e65e817d2685c5ff6e8d497cfb33fdfb86e1f211dfebd1bc5d2de4cea6260da5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39b-2-105","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-39b-2-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}