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CA Prob Code § 4405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 4405.

4405.  (a) A statutory form power of attorney under this part that limits the power to take effect upon the occurrence of a specified event or contingency, including, but not limited to, the incapacity of the principal, may contain a provision designating one or more persons who, by a written declaration under penalty of perjury, have the power to determine conclusively that the specified event or contingency has occurred.(b) A statutory form power of attorney that contains the provision described in subdivision (a) becomes effective when the person or persons designated in the power of attorney execute a written declaration under penalty of perjury that the specified event or contingency has occurred, and any person may act in reliance on the written declaration without liability to the principal or to any other person, regardless whether the specified event or contingency has actually occurred.(c) The provision described in subdivision (a) may be included in the “Special Instructions” portion of the form set forth in Section 4401.(d) Subdivisions (a) and (b) do not provide the exclusive method by which a statutory form power of attorney under this part may be limited to take effect upon the occurrence of a specified event or contingency.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 4406.

4406.  (a) If a third person to whom a properly executed statutory form power of attorney under this part is presented refuses to honor the agent’s authority under the power of attorney within a reasonable time, the third person may be compelled to honor the agent’s authority under the power of attorney in an action brought against the third person for this purpose, except that the third person may not be compelled to honor the agent’s authority if the principal could not compel the third person to act in the same circumstances.(b) If an action is brought under this section, the court shall award attorney’s fees to the agent if the court finds that the third person acted unreasonably in refusing to accept the agent’s authority under the statutory form power of attorney.(c) For the purpose of subdivision (b), and without limiting any other grounds that may constitute a reasonable refusal to accept an agent’s authority under a statutory form power of attorney, a third person shall not be deemed to have acted unreasonably in refusing to accept an agent’s authority if the refusal is authorized or required by state or federal statute or regulation.(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), a third person’s refusal to accept an agent’s authority under a statutory form power of attorney under this part shall be deemed unreasonable if the only reason for the refusal is that the power of attorney is not on a form prescribed by the third person to whom the power of attorney is presented.(e) The remedy provided in this section is cumulative and nonexclusive.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4407 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 4407.

4407.  The provisions of this division apply to a statutory form power of attorney except when there is a conflicting provision in this part, in which case the provision of this part governs, or when a provision of this division is expressly made inapplicable to a statutory form power of attorney.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 113, Sec. 4. (AB 1082) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Prob Code § 4408 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 4408.

4408.  Nothing in this part affects or limits the use of any other form for a power of attorney. A form that complies with the requirements of any law other than the provisions of this part may be used instead of the form set forth in Section 4401, and none of the provisions of this part apply if the other form is used.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4409 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 4409.

4409.  (a) A statutory short form power of attorney executed before, on, or after the repeal of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2450) of Title 9 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code by Chapter 986 of the Statutes of 1990, using a form that complied with former Section 2450 of the Civil Code, as originally enacted by Chapter 602 of the Statutes of 1984, or as amended by Chapter 403 of the Statutes of 1985, is as valid as if Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2450) of Title 9 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code had not been repealed by, and former Section 2511 of the Civil Code amended by, Chapter 986 of the Statutes of 1990.(b) A statutory form power of attorney executed before, on, or after the repeal of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 2475) of Title 9 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code by the act that enacted this section, using a form that complied with the repealed chapter of the Civil Code is as valid as if that chapter had not been repealed.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 300, Sec. 11. Effective August 3, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Construction of Powers|Section 4450.

4450.  By executing a statutory form power of attorney with respect to a subject listed in Section 4401, the principal, except as limited or extended by the principal in the power of attorney, empowers the agent, for that subject, to do all of the following:(a) Demand, receive, and obtain by litigation or otherwise, money or other thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled, and conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything so received for the purposes intended.(b) Contract in any manner with any person, on terms agreeable to the agent, to accomplish a purpose of a transaction, and perform, rescind, reform, release, or modify the contract or another contract made by or on behalf of the principal.(c) Execute, acknowledge, seal, and deliver a deed, revocation, mortgage, lease, notice, check, release, or other instrument the agent considers desirable to accomplish a purpose of a transaction.(d) Prosecute, defend, submit to arbitration, settle, and 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.(e) Seek on the principal’s behalf the assistance of a court to carry out an act authorized by the power of attorney.(f) Engage, compensate, and discharge an attorney, accountant, expert witness, or other assistant.(g) Keep appropriate records of each transaction, including an accounting of receipts and disbursements.(h) Prepare, execute, and file a record, report, or other document the agent considers desirable to safeguard or promote the principal’s interest under a statute or governmental regulation.(i) Reimburse the agent for expenditures properly made by the agent in exercising the powers granted by the power of attorney.(j) In general, do any other lawful act with respect to the subject.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Construction of Powers|Section 4451.

4451.  In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to real property transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Accept as a gift or as security for a loan, reject, demand, buy, lease, receive, or otherwise acquire, an interest in real property or a right incident to real property.(b) Sell, exchange, convey with or without covenants, quitclaim, release, surrender, mortgage, encumber, partition, consent to partitioning, subdivide, apply for zoning, rezoning, or other governmental permits, plat or consent to platting, develop, grant options concerning, lease, sublease, or otherwise dispose of, an interest in real property or a right incident to real property.(c) Release, assign, satisfy, and enforce by litigation or otherwise, a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, lien, or other claim to real property which exists or is asserted.(d) Do any act of management or of conservation with respect to an interest in real property, or a right incident to real property, owned, or claimed to be owned, by the principal, including all of the following:(1) Insuring against a casualty, liability, or loss.(2) Obtaining or regaining possession, or protecting the interest or right, by litigation or otherwise.(3) Paying, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments, or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with them.(4) Purchasing supplies, hiring assistance or labor, and making repairs or alterations in the real property.(e) 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.(f) Participate in a reorganization with respect to real property or a legal entity that owns an interest in or right incident to real property and receive and hold shares of stock or obligations received in a plan of reorganization, and act with respect to them, including all of the following:(1) Selling or otherwise disposing of them.(2) Exercising or selling an option, conversion, or similar right with respect to them.(3) Voting them in person or by proxy.(g) Change the form of title of an interest in or right incident to real property.(h) Dedicate to public use, with or without consideration, easements or other real property in which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest or right.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4452 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Construction of Powers|Section 4452.

4452.  In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to tangible personal property transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Accept as a gift or as security for a loan, reject, demand, buy, receive, or otherwise acquire ownership or possession of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property.(b) Sell, exchange, convey with or without covenants, release, surrender, mortgage, encumber, pledge, hypothecate, create a security interest in, pawn, grant options concerning, lease, sublease to others, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property.(c) Release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise, a mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, lien, or other claim on behalf of the principal, with respect to tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property.(d) Do an act of management or conservation with respect to tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property on behalf of the principal, including all of the following:(1) Insuring against casualty, liability, or loss.(2) Obtaining or regaining possession, or protecting the property or interest, by litigation or otherwise.(3) Paying, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with taxes or assessments.(4) Moving from place to place.(5) Storing for hire or on a gratuitous bailment.(6) Using, altering, and making repairs or alterations.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4453 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Construction of Powers|Section 4453.

4453.  In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to stock and bond transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Buy, sell, and exchange stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and all other types of securities and financial instruments except commodity futures contracts and call and put options on stocks and stock indexes.(b) Receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to securities.(c) Exercise voting rights with respect to securities in person or by proxy, enter into voting trusts, and consent to limitations on the right to vote.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4454 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Construction of Powers|Section 4454.

4454.  In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to commodity and option transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Buy, sell, exchange, assign, settle, and exercise commodity futures contracts and call and put options on stocks and stock indexes traded on a regulated option exchange.(b) Establish, continue, modify, and terminate option accounts with a broker.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Construction of Powers|Section 4455.

4455.  In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to banking and other financial institution transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Continue, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement made by or on behalf of the principal.(b) Establish, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement with a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift company, industrial loan company, brokerage firm, or other financial institution selected by the agent.(c) Hire or close a safe deposit box or space in a vault.(d) Contract to procure other services available from a financial institution as the agent considers desirable.(e) Withdraw by check, order, or otherwise money or property of the principal deposited with or left in the custody of a financial institution.(f) Receive bank statements, vouchers, notices, and similar documents from a financial institution and act with respect to them.(g) Enter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw or add to the contents.(h) 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.(i) 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, and accept a draft drawn by a person upon the principal and pay it when due.(j) Receive for the principal and act upon a sight draft, warehouse receipt, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument.(k) 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.(l) Consent to an extension of the time of payment with respect to commercial paper or a financial transaction with a financial institution.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4457 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Construction of Powers|Section 4457.

4457.  In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to insurance and annuity transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Continue, pay the premium or assessment on, modify, rescind, release, or terminate a contract procured by or on behalf of the principal that insures or provides an annuity to either the principal or another person, whether or not the principal is a beneficiary under the contract.(b) 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.(c) Pay the premium or assessment on, modify, rescind, release, or terminate a contract of insurance or annuity procured by the agent.(d) Apply for and receive a loan on the security of the contract of insurance or annuity.(e) Surrender and receive the cash surrender value.(f) Exercise an election.(g) Change the manner of paying premiums.(h) Change or convert the type of insurance contract or annuity as to any insurance contract or annuity with respect to which the principal has or claims to have a power described in this section.(i) Apply for and procure government aid to guarantee or pay premiums of a contract of insurance on the life of the principal.(j) Collect, sell, assign, hypothecate, borrow upon, or pledge the interest of the principal in a contract of insurance or annuity.(k) 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.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 113, Sec. 5. (AB 1082) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Prob Code § 4458 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Construction of Powers|Section 4458.

4458.  In a statutory form 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 the power to do all of the following:(a) Accept, receive, receipt for, sell, assign, pledge, or exchange, a share in, or payment from, the fund.(b) 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.(c) 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.(d) Initiate, participate in, and oppose litigation to remove, substitute, or surcharge a fiduciary.(e) Conserve, invest, disburse, and use anything received for an authorized purpose.(f) Transfer an interest of the principal in real property, stocks, bonds, accounts with financial institutions, insurance, and other property, to the trustee of a revocable trust created by the principal as settlor.(g) Disclaim a detrimental transfer to the principal with the approval of the court.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 113, Sec. 6. (AB 1082) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Prob Code § 4459 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 3 - UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY|CHAPTER 2 - Construction of Powers|Section 4459.

4459.  In a statutory form power of attorney, the language with respect to claims and litigation empowers the agent to do all of the following:(a) Assert and prosecute before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, cross-complaint, or 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.(b) Bring an action to determine adverse claims, intervene in litigation, and act as amicus curiae.(c) In connection with litigation:(1) Procure an attachment, garnishment, libel, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use any available procedure to effect, enforce, or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree.(2) 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.(d) Submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim or litigation.(e) 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.(f) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization proceeding, or with respect to an assignment for the benefit of creditors, 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.(g) 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.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)