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NH Rev Stat § 564-E:108 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:108 - Nomination of Guardian; Relation of Agent to Court-Appointed Fiduciary.

    564-E:108 Nomination of Guardian;  Relation of Agent to Court-Appointed Fiduciary. –||(a) In a power of attorney, a principal may nominate a guardian of the principal's estate or guardian of the principal's person for consideration by the court if protective proceedings for the principal's estate or person are begun after the principal executes the power of attorney. Except for good cause shown or disqualification, the court shall make its appointment in accordance with the principal's most recent nomination.||(b) If, after a principal executes a power of attorney, a court appoints a conservator or guardian of the principal's estate or other fiduciary charged with the management of some or all of the principal's property:||(1) the agent is accountable to the fiduciary as well as to the principal;||(2) the power of attorney is not terminated and the agent's authority continues unless limited, suspended, or terminated by the court; and||(3) The fiduciary shall have the same power as the principal to revoke, suspend, or terminate all or any part of such power of attorney.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:109 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:109 - When Power of Attorney Effective.

    564-E:109 When Power of Attorney Effective. –||(a) A power of attorney is effective when executed unless the principal provides in the power of attorney that it becomes effective at a future date or upon the occurrence of a future event or contingency.||(b) If a power of attorney becomes effective upon the occurrence of a future event or contingency, the principal, in the power of attorney, may authorize one or more persons to determine in a writing or other record that the event or contingency has occurred.||(c) If a power of attorney becomes effective upon the principal's incapacity and the principal has not authorized a person to determine whether the principal is incapacitated, or the person authorized is unable or unwilling to make the determination, the power of attorney becomes effective upon a determination in a writing or other record by:||(1) a physician that the principal is incapacitated within the meaning of RSA 564-E:102(12)(A); or||(2) a judge, or an appropriate governmental official that the principal is incapacitated within the meaning of RSA 564-E:102(12)(B).||(d) A person authorized by the principal in the power of attorney to determine that the principal is incapacitated may act as the principal's personal representative pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, sections 1171 through 1179 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1320d, as amended, and applicable regulations, to obtain access to the principal's health-care information and communicate with the principal's health-care provider.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:110 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:110 - Termination of Power of Attorney or Agent's Authority.

    564-E:110 Termination of Power of Attorney or Agent's Authority. –||(a) A power of attorney terminates when:||(1) the principal dies;||(2) the principal becomes incapacitated, if the power of attorney is not durable;||(3) the principal revokes the power of attorney;||(4) the power of attorney provides that it terminates;||(5) the purpose of the power of attorney is accomplished; or||(6) the principal revokes the agent's authority or the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, or resigns, and the power of attorney does not provide for another agent to act under the power of attorney.||(b) An agent's authority terminates when:||(1) the principal revokes the authority;||(2) the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, or resigns;||(3) a petition for divorce, annulment, separation or a decree of nullity is filed with respect to the agent's marriage to the principal, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides; or||(4) the power of attorney terminates.||(c) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent's authority is exercisable until the authority terminates under subsection (b), notwithstanding a lapse of time since the execution of the power of attorney.||(d) Termination of an agent's authority or of a power of attorney is not effective as to the agent or another person that, without actual knowledge of the termination, acts in good faith under the power of attorney. An act so performed, unless otherwise invalid or unenforceable, binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest.||(e) Incapacity of the principal of a power of attorney that is not durable does not revoke or terminate the power of attorney as to an agent or other person that, without actual knowledge of the incapacity, acts in good faith under the power of attorney. An act so performed, unless otherwise invalid or unenforceable, binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest.||(f) The execution of a power of attorney does not revoke a power of attorney previously executed by the principal unless the subsequent power of attorney provides that the previous power of attorney is revoked or that all other powers of attorney are revoked.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:111 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:111 - Coagents and Successor Agents.

    564-E:111 Coagents and Successor Agents. –||(a) A principal may designate 2 or more persons to act as coagents. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, the coagents must exercise their authority jointly.||(b) A principal may designate one or more successor agents to act if an agent resigns, dies, becomes incapacitated, is not qualified to serve, or declines to serve. A principal may grant authority to designate one or more successor agents to an agent or other person designated by name, office, or function. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, a successor agent:||(1) has the same authority as that granted to the original agent; and||(2) may not act until all predecessor agents have resigned, died, become incapacitated, are no longer qualified to serve, or have declined to serve.||(c) Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney and subsection (d), an agent that does not participate in or conceal a breach of fiduciary duty committed by another agent, including a predecessor agent, is not liable for the actions of the other agent.||(d) A coagent that has actual knowledge of a breach or imminent breach of fiduciary duty by another coagent shall notify the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated, take any action reasonably appropriate in the circumstances to safeguard the principal's best interest. A coagent that fails to notify the principal or take action as required by this subsection is liable for the reasonably foreseeable damages that could have been avoided if the coagent had notified the principal or taken such action.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:112 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:112 - Reimbursement and Compensation of Agent.

    564-E:112 Reimbursement and Compensation of Agent. –||Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent is entitled to reimbursement of expenses reasonably incurred on behalf of the principal and to compensation that is reasonable under the circumstances.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:113 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:113 - Agent's Authority and Agent's Acceptance or Declination.

    564-E:113 Agent's Authority and Agent's Acceptance or Declination. –||(a) A person designated as agent under a general power of attorney shall have no authority to act as agent unless, at any time prior to exercising the power granted under the general power of attorney and not necessarily at the time the general power of attorney is signed by the principal, the person has signed (other than by electronic signature) and affixed to the general power of attorney an acknowledgment in substantially the following form:||I, ______________________________, have read the attached power of attorney and am the person identified as the agent for the principal. I hereby acknowledge that when I act as agent, I am given power under the power of attorney to make decisions about money, property, or both belonging to the principal, and to spend the principal's money, property, or both on the principal's behalf, in accordance with the terms of the power of attorney. When acting as agent, I have duties (called "fiduciary duties") to act in accordance with the principal's reasonable expectations to the extent actually known by me and, otherwise, in the principal's best interest, to act in good faith, and to act only within the scope of authority granted in the power of attorney, as well as other duties imposed by law to the extent not provided otherwise in the power of attorney. As an agent, I am not entitled to use the money or property for my own benefit or to make gifts to myself or others unless the power of attorney specifically gives me the authority to do so. As an agent, my authority under the power of attorney will end when the principal dies and I will not have authority to manage or dispose of any property or administer the estate of the principal. If I violate a fiduciary duty under the power of attorney, I may be liable for damages and may be subject to criminal prosecution. If there is anything about the power of attorney, or my duties under it, that I do not understand, I understand that I should seek professional advice.||(b) A person accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by substantially complying with the method of acceptance provided in the terms of the power of attorney or, if the terms of the power of attorney do not provide a method or if the method provided is not expressly made exclusive, by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent or by any other assertion or conduct indicating acceptance. A person designated as agent under a power of attorney has no duties unless the person has accepted the appointment.||(c) A person that has not yet accepted appointment as an agent under a power of attorney may decline the appointment.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018. 2021, 206:2, Pt. VI, Sec. 4, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:115 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:115 - Exoneration of Agent.

    564-E:115 Exoneration of Agent. –||A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal's successors in interest except to the extent the provision:||(1) relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed dishonestly, with an improper motive, or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney or the best interest of the principal; or||(2) was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:117 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:117 - Agent's Liability.

    564-E:117 Agent's Liability. –||An agent that violates this chapter may be held liable, and an agent that knowingly, willfully, or recklessly violates this chapter shall be liable, to the principal or the principal's successors in interest for the amount required to:||(1) restore the value of the principal's property to what it would have been had the violation not occurred; and||(2) reimburse the principal or the principal's successors in interest for the attorney's fees and costs paid on the agent's behalf.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:118 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:118 - Agent's Resignation; Notice.

    564-E:118 Agent's Resignation;  Notice. –||An agent may resign by substantially complying with a method of resignation provided in the terms of the power of attorney or, if the terms of the power of attorney do not provide a method or the method provided in the terms is not expressly made exclusive or is not possible to achieve, by giving written notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:||(1) to the conservator or guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent; or||(2) if there is no person described in subsection (1), to:||(A) a parent, spouse, or descendant of the principal;||(B) the principal's caregiver;||(C) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or||(D) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:119 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:119 - Acceptance of and Reliance upon Acknowledged Power of Attorney.

    564-E:119 Acceptance of and Reliance upon Acknowledged Power of Attorney. –||(a) For purposes of this section and RSA 564-E:120, "acknowledged" means purportedly verified before a notary public or other individual authorized to take acknowledgments.||(b) A person that in good faith accepts an acknowledged power of attorney without actual knowledge that the signature is not genuine may presume that the signature is genuine.||(c) A person that in good faith accepts an acknowledged power of attorney without actual knowledge that the power of attorney is void, invalid, or terminated, that the purported agent's authority is void, invalid, or terminated, or that the agent is exceeding or improperly exercising the agent's authority may rely upon the power of attorney as if the power of attorney were genuine, valid, and still in effect, the agent's authority were genuine, valid, and still in effect, and the agent had not exceeded and had properly exercised the authority.||(d) A person that is asked to accept an acknowledged power of attorney may request, and rely upon, without further investigation:||(1) an agent's certification under penalty of perjury of any factual matter concerning the principal, agent, or power of attorney;||(2) an English translation of the power of attorney if the power of attorney contains, in whole or in part, language other than English; and||(3) an opinion of counsel as to any matter of law concerning the power of attorney if the person making the request provides in a writing or other record the reason for the request.||(e) An English translation or an opinion of counsel requested under this section must be provided at the principal's expense unless the request is made more than 7 business days after the power of attorney is presented for acceptance.||(f) For purposes of this section and RSA 564-E:120, a person that conducts activities through employees is without actual knowledge of a fact relating to a power of attorney, a principal, or an agent if the employee conducting the transaction involving the power of attorney is without actual knowledge of the fact.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:120 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:120 - Liability for Refusal to Accept Acknowledged Power of Attorney.

    564-E:120 Liability for Refusal to Accept Acknowledged Power of Attorney. –||(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b):||(1) a person shall either accept an acknowledged power of attorney or request a certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel under RSA 564-E:119(d) no later than 7 business days after presentation of the power of attorney for acceptance;||(2) if a person requests a certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel under RSA 564-E:119(d), the person shall accept the power of attorney no later than 5 business days after receipt of the certification, translation, or opinion of counsel; and||(3) a person may not require an additional or different form of power of attorney for authority granted in the power of attorney presented.||(b) A person is not required to accept an acknowledged power of attorney if:||(1) the person is not otherwise required to engage in a transaction with the principal in the same circumstances;||(2) engaging in a transaction with the agent or the principal in the same circumstances would be inconsistent with federal law, including, without limitation, federal rules and federal regulations;||(3) the person has actual knowledge of the termination of the agent's authority or of the power of attorney before exercise of the power;||(4) a request for a certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel under RSA 564-E:119(d) is refused;||(5) the person in good faith believes that the power is not valid or that the agent does not have the authority to perform the act requested, whether or not a certification, a translation, or an opinion of counsel under RSA 564-E:119(d) has been requested or provided; or||(6) the person makes, or has actual knowledge that another person has made, a report to the appropriate adult protective services or law enforcement agency stating a good faith belief that the principal may be subject to physical or financial abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment by the agent or a person acting for or with the agent.||(c) A person that refuses in violation of this section to accept an acknowledged power of attorney:||(1) is subject to a court order mandating acceptance of the power of attorney; and||(2) may be held liable for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in any action or proceeding that confirms the validity of the power of attorney or mandates acceptance of the power of attorney.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:121 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:121 - Principles of Law and Equity.

    564-E:121 Principles of Law and Equity. –||Unless displaced by a provision of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:122 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:122 - Laws Applicable to Financial Institutions and Entities.

    564-E:122 Laws Applicable to Financial Institutions and Entities. –||This chapter does not supersede any other law applicable to financial institutions or other entities, and the other law controls if inconsistent with this chapter.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:123 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:123 - Remedies Under Other Law.

    564-E:123 Remedies Under Other Law. –||The remedies under this chapter are not exclusive and do not abrogate any right or remedy under the law of this state other than this chapter.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:202 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:202 - Incorporation of Authority.

    564-E:202 Incorporation of Authority. –||(a) An agent has authority described in this article if the power of attorney refers to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for the subjects stated in RSA 564-E:204 through RSA 564-E:217 or cites the section in which the authority is described.||(b) A reference in a power of attorney to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for a subject in RSA 564-E:204 through RSA 564-E:217 or a citation to a section of RSA 564-E:204 through RSA 564-E:217 incorporates the entire section as if it were set out in full in the power of attorney.||(c) A principal may modify authority incorporated by reference.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 564-E:203 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LVI - Probate Courts and Decedents' Estates|Title 564-E - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Section 564-E:203 - Construction Of Authority Generally.

    564-E:203 Construction Of Authority Generally. –||Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, by executing a power of attorney that incorporates by reference a subject described in RSA 564-E:204 through RSA 564-E:217 or that grants to an agent authority to do all acts that a principal could do pursuant to RSA 564-E:201(c), a principal authorizes the agent, with respect to that subject, to:||(1) demand, receive, and obtain by litigation or otherwise, money or another thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled, and conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything so received or obtained for the purposes intended;||(2) contract in any manner with any person, on terms agreeable to the agent, to accomplish a purpose of a transaction and perform, rescind, cancel, terminate, reform, restate, release, or modify the contract or another contract made by or on behalf of the principal;||(3) execute, acknowledge, seal, deliver, file, or record any instrument or communication the agent considers desirable to accomplish a purpose of a transaction, including creating at any time a schedule listing some or all of the principal's property and attaching it to the power of attorney;||(4) initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim existing in favor of or against the principal or intervene in litigation relating to the claim;||(5) seek on the principal's behalf the assistance of a court or other governmental agency to carry out an act authorized in the power of attorney;||(6) engage, compensate, and discharge an attorney, accountant, discretionary investment manager, expert witness, or other advisor;||(7) prepare, execute, and file a record, report, or other document to safeguard or promote the principal's interest under a statute or regulation;||(8) communicate with any representative or employee of a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, on behalf of the principal;||(9) access communications intended for, and communicate on behalf of the principal, whether by mail, electronic transmission, telephone, or other means; and||(10) do any lawful act with respect to the subject and all property related to the subject.|||Source. 2017, 178:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|