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AL Code § 26-1A-115 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-1A-115 - Exoneration of Agent.

Section 26-1A-115Exoneration 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. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-116 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-1A-116 - Judicial Relief.

Section 26-1A-116Judicial relief.  (a) The following persons may petition a court to construe a power of attorney, determine the validity of a power of attorney, or review the agent's conduct, and grant appropriate relief: (1) the principal or the agent; (2) a guardian, conservator, or other fiduciary acting for the principal; (3) a person authorized to make health care decisions for the principal; (4) the principal's spouse, parent, or descendant; (5) an individual who would qualify as a presumptive heir of the principal; (6) a person named as a beneficiary to receive any property, benefit, or contractual right on the principal's death or as a beneficiary of a trust created by or for the principal that has a financial interest in the principal's estate; (7) a governmental agency having regulatory authority to protect the welfare of the principal; (8) the principal's caregiver or another person that demonstrates sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; (9) a person asked to accept the power of attorney; and (10) any other person who demonstrates a sufficient legal interest in the construction or validity of the power of attorney or the agent's conduct in connection with the power of attorney, such as to give that person standing. (b) Upon motion by the principal, the court shall dismiss a petition filed under this section, unless the court finds that the principal lacks capacity to revoke the agent's authority or the power of attorney. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-117 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-1A-117 - Agent's Liability to the Principal.

Section 26-1A-117Agent's liability to the principal.  An agent that violates this chapter is 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. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-118 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-1A-118 - Agent's Resignation; Notice.

Section 26-1A-118Agent's resignation; notice.  Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated: (1) to the conservator, or guardian if there is no conservator, if either has been appointed for the principal and a co-agent or successor agent; or (2) if there is no person described in paragraph (1): (A) the principal's caregiver; (B) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or (C) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-119 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-1A-119 - Acceptance of and Reliance Upon Acknowledged Power of Attorney.

Section 26-1A-119Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney.  (a) For purposes of this section and Section 26-1A-120, "acknowledged" means purportedly verified before a notary public or other individual authorized to take acknowledgments and "reasonable time" shall not be deemed to be less than seven business days. (b) A person that effects a transaction in reliance upon an acknowledged power of attorney without actual knowledge that the signature is not genuine may rely upon the presumption under Section 26-1A-105 that the signature is genuine. (c) A person that effects a transaction in reliance upon 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 is fully exonerated from any liability for effecting the transaction in reliance 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 effect a transaction in reliance upon an acknowledged power of attorney may, but is not required to, 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 acknowledged or properly authenticated 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 if the request is made within a reasonable time after a person is requested to effect a transaction in reliance upon the power of attorney. (f) For purposes of this section and Section 26-1A-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 effecting the transaction in reliance upon the power of attorney is without actual knowledge of the fact. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-1A-121 - Principles of Law and Equity.

Section 26-1A-121Principles of law and equity.  Unless displaced by a provision of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-122 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-1A-122 - Laws Applicable to Financial Institutions and Entities.

Section 26-1A-122Laws 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. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-123 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 26-1A-123 - Remedies Under Other Law.

Section 26-1A-123Remedies 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. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-201 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 2 - Authority.|Section 26-1A-201 - Authority That Requires Specific Grant; Grant of General Authority.

Section 26-1A-201Authority that requires specific grant; grant of general authority.  (a) An agent under a power of attorney may do the following on behalf of the principal or with the principal's property only if the power of attorney expressly grants the agent the authority and exercise of the authority is not otherwise prohibited by another agreement or instrument to which the authority or property is subject: (1) create, amend, revoke, or terminate an inter vivos trust; (2) [reserved]; (3) create or change rights of survivorship; (4) create or change a beneficiary designation; (5) delegate authority granted under the power of attorney; (6) waive the principal's right to be a beneficiary of a joint and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under a retirement plan; or  (7) exercise fiduciary powers that the principal has authority to delegate. (b) Notwithstanding a grant of authority to do an act described in subsection (a), unless the power of attorney otherwise expressly provides, an agent that is not an ancestor, spouse, or descendant of the principal, may not exercise authority under a power of attorney to create in the agent, or in an individual to whom the agent owes a legal obligation of support, an interest in the principal's property, whether by gift, right of survivorship, beneficiary designation, disclaimer, or otherwise. (c) Subject to subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e), if a power of attorney grants to an agent authority to do all acts that a principal could do, the agent has the general authority described in Sections 26-1A-204 through 26-1A-217, irrespective of whether the power of attorney references any of the transactions described in those sections. (d) Unless the power of attorney otherwise expressly provides, a grant of authority to make a gift is subject to Section 26-1A-217. (e) Subject to subsections (a), (b), and (d), if the subjects over which authority is granted in a power of attorney are similar or overlap, the broadest authority controls. (f) Authority granted in a power of attorney is exercisable with respect to property that the principal has when the power of attorney is executed or acquires later, whether or not the property is located in this state and whether or not the authority is exercised or the power of attorney is executed in this state. (g) An act performed by an agent pursuant to a power of attorney has the same effect and inures to the benefit of and binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest as if the principal had performed the act. (Act 2011-683, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-202 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 2 - Authority.|Section 26-1A-202 - Incorporation of Authority.

Section 26-1A-202Incorporation 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 Sections 26-1A-204 through 26-1A-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 Sections 26-1A-204 through 26-1A-217 or a citation to a section of Sections 26-1A-204 through 26-1A-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. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-203 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 2 - Authority.|Section 26-1A-203 - Construction of Authority Generally.

Section 26-1A-203Construction 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 Sections 26-1A-204 through 26-1A-217 or that grants to an agent authority to do all acts that a principal could do pursuant to Section 26-1A-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. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-204 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 2 - Authority.|Section 26-1A-204 - Real Property.

Section 26-1A-204Real property. (a) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to real property authorizes the agent to: (1) demand, buy, lease, receive, accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit, or otherwise acquire or reject an interest in real property or a right incident to real property; (2) sell; exchange; convey with or without covenants, representations, or warranties; quitclaim; release; surrender; retain title for security; encumber; partition; consent to partitioning; subject to an easement or covenant; subdivide; apply for zoning or other governmental permits; plat or consent to platting; develop; grant an option concerning; lease; sublease; contribute to an entity in exchange for an interest in that entity; or otherwise grant or dispose of an interest in real property or a right incident to real property; (3) pledge or mortgage an interest in real property or right incident to real property as security to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal; (4) release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise a mortgage, deed of trust, conditional sale contract, encumbrance, lien, or other claim to real property which exists or is asserted; (5) manage or conserve an interest in real property or a right incident to real property owned or claimed to be owned by the principal, including: (A) insuring against liability or casualty or other loss; (B) obtaining or regaining possession of or protecting the interest or right by litigation or otherwise; (C) paying, assessing, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with them; and (D) purchasing supplies, hiring assistance or labor, and making repairs or alterations to the real property; (6) use, develop, alter, replace, remove, erect, or install structures or other improvements upon real property in or incident to which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest or right; (7) participate in a reorganization with respect to real property or an entity that owns an interest in or right incident to real property and receive, and hold, and act with respect to stocks and bonds or other property received in a plan of reorganization, including: (A) selling or otherwise disposing of them; (B) exercising or selling an option, right of conversion, or similar right with respect to them; and (C) exercising any voting rights in person or by proxy; (8) change the form of title of an interest in or right incident to real property; and (9) dedicate to public use, with or without consideration, easements or other real property in which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-205 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 2 - Authority.|Section 26-1A-205 - Tangible Personal Property.

Section 26-1A-205Tangible personal property.  Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to tangible personal property authorizes the agent to: (1) demand, buy, receive, accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit, or otherwise acquire or reject ownership or possession of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property; (2) sell; exchange; convey with or without covenants, representations, or warranties; quitclaim; release; surrender; create a security interest in; grant options concerning; lease; sublease; or, otherwise dispose of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property; (3) grant a security interest in tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property as security to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal; (4) release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise, a security interest, lien, or other claim on behalf of the principal, with respect to tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property; (5) manage or conserve tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property on behalf of the principal, including: (A) insuring against liability or casualty or other loss; (B) obtaining or regaining possession of or protecting the property or interest, by litigation or otherwise; (C) paying, assessing, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with taxes or assessments; (D) moving the property from place to place; (E) storing the property for hire or on a gratuitous bailment; and (F) using and making repairs, alterations, or improvements to the property; and  (6) change the form of title of an interest in tangible personal property. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-206 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 2 - Authority.|Section 26-1A-206 - Stocks and Bonds.

Section 26-1A-206Stocks and bonds.  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: (1) buy, sell, and exchange stocks and bonds; (2) establish, continue, modify, or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds; (3) pledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal; (4) receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds; and (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. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-207 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 2 - Authority.|Section 26-1A-207 - Commodities and Options.

Section 26-1A-207Commodities and options.  Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to commodities and options authorizes the agent to: (1) buy, sell, exchange, assign, settle, and exercise commodity futures contracts and call or put options on stocks or stock indexes traded on a regulated option exchange; and (2) establish, continue, modify, and terminate option accounts. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)
AL Code § 26-1A-208 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 26 - Infants and Incompetents.|Chapter 1A - Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney.|Article 2 - Authority.|Section 26-1A-208 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions.

Section 26-1A-208Banks and other financial institutions.  Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to banks and other financial institutions authorizes 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) contract for services available from a financial institution, including renting a safe deposit box or space in a vault; (4) withdraw, by check, order, electronic funds transfer, or otherwise, money or property of the principal deposited with or left in the custody of a financial institution; (5) receive statements of account, vouchers, notices, and similar documents from a financial institution and act with respect to them; (6) enter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw or add to the contents; (7) borrow money and pledge as security personal property of the principal necessary to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal; (8) 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, transfer money, receive the cash or other proceeds of those transactions, and accept a draft drawn by a person upon the principal and pay it when due; (9) receive for the principal and act upon a sight draft, warehouse receipt, or other document of title whether tangible or electronic, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument; (10) apply for, receive, and use letters of credit, credit and debit cards, electronic transaction authorizations, and traveler's checks from a financial institution and give an indemnity or other agreement in connection with letters of credit; and (11) consent to an extension of the time of payment with respect to commercial paper or a financial transaction with a financial institution. (Act 2011-683, p. 2015, §1.)