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DC Code § 21-2108 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2108. Construction of power relating to banking and other financial institution transactions

In a statutory power of attorney the language granting power with respect to banking and other financial institution transactions empowers the agent to: (1) Continue, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement made by or on behalf of the principal; (2) Establish, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement with a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift company, brokerage firm, or other financial institution selected by the agent; (3) Hire a safe deposit box or space in a vault; (4) Contract to procure other services available from a financial institution as the agent considers desirable; (5) Withdraw by check, order, or otherwise money or property of the principal deposited with or left in the custody of a financial institution; (6) Receive bank statements, vouchers, notices, and similar documents from a financial institution and act with respect to them; (7) Enter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw or add to the contents; (8) Borrow money at an interest rate agreeable to the agent and pledge as security personal property of the principal necessary in order to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal; (9) Make, assign, draw, endorse, discount, guarantee, and negotiate promissory notes, checks, drafts, and other negotiable or nonnegotiable paper of the principal, or payable to the principal or the principal’s order, receive the cash or other proceeds of those transactions, accept a draft drawn by a person upon the principal, and pay it when due; (10) Receive for the principal and act upon a sight draft, warehouse receipt, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument; (11) Apply for and receive letters of credit, credit cards, and traveler’s checks from a financial institution, and give an indemnity or other agreement in connection with letters of credit; and (12) Consent to an extension of the time of payment with respect to commercial paper or a financial transaction with a financial institution.  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2108. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 8 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2110 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2110. Construction of power relating to insurance transactions

In a statutory power of attorney the language granting power with respect to insurance and annuity transactions empowers the agent to: (1) Continue, pay the premium or assessment on, modify, rescind, release, or terminate a contract procured by or on behalf of the principal which insures or provides an annuity to either the principal or another person, whether or not the principal is a beneficiary under the contract; (2) Procure new, different, and additional contracts of insurance and annuities for the principal and the principal’s spouse, children, and other dependents; and select the amount, type of insurance or annuity, and mode of payment; (3) Pay the premium or assessment on, modify, rescind, release, or terminate a contract of insurance or annuity procured by the agent; (4) Designate the beneficiary of the contract, but an agent may be named a beneficiary of the contract, or an extension, renewal, or substitute for it, only to the extent the agent was named as a beneficiary under a contract procured by the principal before executing the power of attorney; (5) Apply for and receive a loan on the security of the contract of insurance or annuity; (6) Surrender and receive the cash surrender value; (7) Exercise an election; (8) Change the manner of paying premiums; (9) Change or convert the type of insurance contract or annuity with respect to which the principal has or claims to have a power described in this section; (10) Change the beneficiary of a contract of insurance or annuity, but the agent may not be designated a beneficiary except to the extent permitted by paragraph (4) of this section; (11) Apply for and procure government aid to guarantee or pay premiums of a contract of insurance on the life of the principal; (12) Collect, sell, assign, hypothecate, borrow upon, or pledge the interest of the principal in a contract of insurance or annuity; and (13) Pay from proceeds or otherwise, compromise or contest, and apply for refunds in connection with, a tax or assessment levied by a taxing authority with respect to a contract of insurance or annuity or its proceeds or liability accruing by reason of the tax or assessment.  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2110. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 10 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act. This section is based upon § 13 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2111 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2111. Construction of power relating to estate, trust, and other beneficiary transactions

In a statutory power of attorney the language granting power with respect to estate, trust, and other beneficiary transactions empowers the agent to act for the principal in all matters that affect a trust, probate estate, guardianship, conservatorship, escrow, custodianship, or other fund from which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled, as a beneficiary, to a share or payment, including to: (1) Accept, reject, disclaim, receive, receipt for, sell, assign, release, pledge, exchange, or consent to a reduction in or modification of a share in or payment from the fund; (2) Demand or obtain by litigation or otherwise money or other thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled by reason of the fund; (3) Initiate, participate in, and oppose litigation to ascertain the meaning, validity, or effect of a deed, will, declaration of trust, or other instrument or transaction affecting the interest of the principal; (4) Initiate, participate in, and oppose litigation to remove, substitute, or surcharge a fiduciary; (5) Conserve, invest, disburse, and use anything received for an authorized purpose; and (6) Transfer an interest of the principal in stocks, bonds, accounts with financial institutions, insurance, and other property, to the trustee of a revocable trust created by the principal as settlor.  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2111. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 11 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2112 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2112. Construction of power relating to claims and litigation

In a statutory power of attorney the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to: (1) Assert and prosecute before a court or administrative agency a claim, a cause of action, counterclaim, offset, and defend against an individual, a legal entity, or government, including suits to recover property or other thing of value, to recover damages sustained by the principal, to eliminate or modify tax liability, or to seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief; (2) Bring an action to determine adverse claims, intervene in litigation, and act as amicus curiae; (3) In connection with litigation, procure an attachment, garnishment, libel, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use an available procedure to effect or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree; (4) In connection with litigation, perform any lawful act, including acceptance of tender, offer of judgment, admission of facts, submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination before trial, and binding the principal in litigation; (5) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim or litigation; (6) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon whom process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principal’s behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive and execute and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, confession of judgment, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation; (7) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, with respect to a reorganization proceeding, or a receivership or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee which affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value; and (8) Pay a judgment against the principal or a settlement made in connection with litigation and receive and conserve money, or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2112. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 12 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2113 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2113. Construction of power relating to personal and family maintenance

(a) In a statutory power of attorney the language granting power with respect to personal and family maintenance empowers the agent to: (1) Do the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of the principal, the principal’s spouse, domestic partner, children, and other individuals customarily or legally entitled to be supported by the principal, including providing living quarters by purchase, lease, or other contract, or paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments, repairs, and taxes on premises owned by the principal and occupied by those individuals; (2) Provide for the individuals described in paragraph (1) of this section normal domestic help; usual vacations and travel expenses; and funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, and other current living costs; (3) Pay for the individuals described in paragraph (1) of this section necessary medical, dental, and surgical care, hospitalization, and custodial care; (4) Continue any provision made by the principal, for the individuals described in paragraph (1) of this section, for automobiles or other means of transportation, including registering, licensing, insuring, and replacing them; (5) Maintain or open charge accounts for the convenience of the individuals described in paragraph (1) of this section and open new accounts the agent considers desirable to accomplish a lawful purpose; and (6) Continue payments incidental to the membership or affiliation of the principal in a church, club, society, order, or other organization or to continue contributions to those organizations. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term “domestic partner” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 32-701(3).  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853; Apr. 4, 2006, D.C. Law 16-79, § 7(e), 53 DCR 1035.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2113. Section References This section is referenced in § 21-2114. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 16-79, designated the existing text as subsec. (a); in subsec. (a)(1), substituted “principal’s spouse, domestic partner,” for “principal’s spouse,”; and added subsec. (b). Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 10 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2114 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2114. Construction of power relating to benefits from social security, medicare, medicaid, or other governmental programs, or military service

In a statutory power of attorney the language granting power with respect to benefits from social security, medicare, medicaid or other governmental programs, or civil or military service empowers the agent to: (1) Execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances and reimbursements payable by the United States or a foreign government or by a state or subdivision of a state to the principal, including allowances and reimbursements for transportation of the individuals described in section 21-2113(1) [§ 21-2113(a)(1)], and for shipment of their household effects; (2) Take possession and order the removal and shipment of property of the principal from a post, warehouse, depot, dock, or other place of storage or safekeeping, either governmental or private, and execute and deliver a release, voucher, receipt, bill of lading, shipping ticket, certificate, or other instrument for that purpose; (3) Prepare, file, and prosecute a claim of the principal to a benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal claims to be entitled, under a statute or governmental regulation; (4) Prosecute, defend, submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to any benefits the principal may be entitled to receive; and (5) Receive the financial proceeds of a claim of the type described in this section, conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received for a lawful purpose.  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2114. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 14 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2115 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2115. Construction of power relating to retirement plan transactions

In a statutory power of attorney the language granting power with respect to retirement plan transactions empowers the agent to: (1) Select payment options under any retirement plan in which the principal participates, including plans for self-employed individuals; (2) Designate beneficiaries under those plans and change existing designations; (3) Make voluntary contributions to those plans; (4) Exercise the investment powers available under any self-directed retirement plan; (5) Make “rollovers” of plan benefits into other retirement plans; (6) If authorized by the plan, borrow from, sell assets to, and purchase assets from the plan; and (7) Waive the right of the principal to be a beneficiary of a joint or survivor annuity if the principal is a spouse who is not employed.  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2115. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 15 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2116 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2116. Construction of power relating to tax matters

In a statutory power of attorney the language granting power with respect to tax matters empowers the agent to: (1) Prepare, sign, and file federal, state, local, and foreign income, gift, payroll, Federal Insurance Contributions Act returns, and other tax returns, claims for refunds, requests for extension of time, petitions regarding tax matters, and any other tax-related documents, including receipts, offers, waivers, consents, including consents and agreements under Internal Revenue Code, section 2032A or any successor section, closing agreements, and any power of attorney required by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority with respect to a tax year upon which the statute of limitations has not run and the following 25 tax years; (2) Pay taxes due, collect refunds, post bonds, receive confidential information, and contest deficiencies determined by the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority; (3) Exercise any election available to the principal under federal, state, local, or foreign tax law; and (4) Act for the principal in all tax matters for all periods before the Internal Revenue Service and any other taxing authority.  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2116. References in Text Internal Revenue Code, § 2032A, referred to in (1), is 26 U.S.C. § 2032A. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 16 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2117 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2117. Existing interests; foreign interests

The powers described in sections 21-2103 through 21-2116 are exercisable equally with respect to an interest the principal has when the power of attorney is executed or acquires later, whether or not the property is located in the District of Columbia, and whether or not the powers are exercised or the power of attorney is executed in the District of Columbia.  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2117. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 17 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2118 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 21 - Uniform General Power of Attorney|§ 21-2118. Uniformity of application and construction

This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.  (Sept. 18, 1998, D.C. Law 12-147, § 2, 45 DCR 3853; Apr. 12, 2000, D.C. Law 13-91, § 143, 47 DCR 520.)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 21-2118. Effect of Amendments D.C. Law 13-91 validated a previously made technical amendment. Editor's Notes Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 18 of the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act.
DC Code § 21-2301 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 23 - Custodial Power of Attorney|§ 21-2301. Custodial power of attorney

(a) The parent of a child may create a revocable custodial power of attorney that grants to another person any of the parent’s rights and responsibilities regarding the care, physical custody, and control of the child, including the ability to: (1) Enroll the child in school; (2) Obtain from the school educational and behavioral information about the child; (3) Consent to all school-related matters regarding the child; and (4) Consent to medical, psychological, or dental treatment for the child. (b) The custodial power of attorney may not grant authority to consent to the marriage or adoption of the child. (c) The custodial power of attorney shall not affect the rights of the parent of the child in any proceeding concerning custody of the child or the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the child.  (Sept. 20, 2007, D.C. Law 17-21, § 4(b), 54 DCR 6835.)  Emergency Legislation For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 4(b) of Safe and Stable Homes for Children and Youth Emergency Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-69, July 9, 2007, 54 DCR 6826).
DC Code § 21-2501 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 25 - Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act|§ 21-2501. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act of 2020".  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-189, § 2(b), 68 DCR 001063.)
DC Code § 21-2503 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 25 - Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act|§ 21-2503. Applicability

(a) This chapter applies to: (1) A fiduciary acting under a will or power of attorney executed before, on, or after [March 16, 2021]; (2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after [March 16, 2021]; (3) A conservatorship proceeding commenced before, on, or after [March 16, 2021]; and (4) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after [March 16, 2021]. (b) This chapter applies to a custodian if the user resides in the District or resided in the District at the time of the user's death. (c) This chapter does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer's business.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-189, § 2(b), 68 DCR 001063.)
DC Code § 21-2504 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 25 - Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act|§ 21-2504. User direction for disclosure of digital assets

(a) A user may use an online tool to direct a custodian to disclose or not to disclose to a designated recipient some or all of the user's digital assets, including the content of electronic communications. If the online tool allows the user to modify or delete a direction at all times, a direction regarding disclosure using an online tool overrides a contrary direction by the user in a will, trust, power of attorney, or other record. (b) If a user has not used an online tool to give direction under subsection (a) of this section, or if the custodian has not provided an online tool, the user may allow or prohibit, in a will, trust, power of attorney, or other record, disclosure to a fiduciary of some or all of the user's digital assets, including the content of electronic communications sent or received by the user. (c) A user's direction under subsection (a) or (b) of this section overrides a contrary provision in a terms-of-service agreement that does not require the user to act affirmatively and distinctly from the user's assent to the terms of service.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-189, § 2(b), 68 DCR 001063.)
DC Code § 21-2505 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 21 - Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]|Chapter 25 - Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act|§ 21-2505. Terms-of-service agreement

(a) This chapter does not change or impair a right of a custodian or a user under a terms-of-service agreement to access and use digital assets of the user. (b) This chapter does not give a fiduciary or designated recipient any new or expanded rights other than those held by the user for whom, or for whose estate, the fiduciary or designated recipient acts or represents. (c) A fiduciary's or designated recipient's access to digital assets may be modified or eliminated by a user, by federal law, or by a terms-of-service agreement if the user has not provided direction pursuant to § 21-2504.  (Mar. 16, 2021, D.C. Law 23-189, § 2(b), 68 DCR 001063.)