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NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-210 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-210 - Insurance and annuities.

 32C-2-210. Insurance and annuities.Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to insurance and annuities authorizes the agent to do all of the following:(1) Continue, pay the premium or make a contribution on, modify, exchange, 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 make a contribution on, modify, exchange, rescind, release, or terminate a contract of insurance or annuity procured by the agent.(4) Apply for and receive a loan secured by a contract of insurance or annuity.(5) Surrender and receive the cash surrender value on a contract of insurance or annuity.(6) Exercise an election.(7) Exercise investment powers available under a contract of insurance or annuity.(8) Change the manner of paying premiums on a contract of insurance or annuity.(9) Change or convert the type of insurance or annuity with respect to which the principal has or claims to have authority described in this section.(10) Apply for and procure a benefit or assistance under a statute or regulation to guarantee or pay premiums of a contract of insurance on the life of the principal.(11) Collect, sell, assign, hypothecate, borrow against, or pledge the interest of the principal in a contract of insurance or annuity.(12) Select the form and timing of the payment of proceeds from a contract of insurance or annuity.(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.(14) Change the beneficiary to a state or other government entity to qualify the principal for medical assistance or other benefits notwithstanding G.S. 32C-2-201(a)(4) requiring an express grant of authority to change a beneficiary.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-211 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-211 - Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests.

 32C-2-211. Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests.(a) In this section, the term "estate, trust, or other beneficial interest" means a trust, probate estate, guardianship, conservatorship, escrow, or custodianship or a fund from which the principal is, may become, or claims to be, entitled to a share or payment.(b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests authorizes the agent to do all of the following:(1) Accept, receive, receipt for, sell, assign, pledge, or exchange a share in or payment from an estate, trust, or other beneficial interest.(2) Demand or obtain money or another thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be, entitled by reason of an estate, trust, or other beneficial interest, by litigation or otherwise.(3) Exercise for the benefit of the principal a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal.(4) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to 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.(5) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to remove, substitute, or surcharge a fiduciary.(6) Conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received for an authorized purpose.(7) Transfer an interest of the principal in real property, stocks and bonds, accounts with financial institutions or securities intermediaries, insurance, annuities, and other property to the trustee of a revocable trust created by the principal as settlor.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-212 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-212 - Claims and litigation.

 32C-2-212. Claims and litigation.Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to claims and litigation authorizes the agent to do all of the following:(1) Assert and maintain before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, offset, recoupment, or defense, including an action to recover property or other thing of value, recover damages sustained by the principal, eliminate or modify tax liability, or seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief.(2) Bring an action to determine adverse claims or intervene or otherwise participate in litigation.(3) Seek an attachment, garnishment, 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) Make or accept a tender, offer of judgment, or admission of facts, submit a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination, and bind the principal in litigation.(5) Submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, and propose or accept a compromise.(6) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon which 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, 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, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization, 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.(8) Pay a judgment, award, or order against the principal or a settlement made in connection with a claim or litigation.(9) Receive money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-213 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-213 - Personal and family maintenance.

 32C-2-213. Personal and family maintenance.(a) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to personal and family maintenance authorizes the agent to do all of the following:(1) Perform the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of the principal, the principal's spouse, and the following individuals, whether living when the power of attorney is executed or later born:a. The principal's children who are legally entitled to be supported by the principal.b. Other individuals legally entitled to be supported by the principal.c. The individuals whom the principal has customarily supported or indicated the intent to support.(2) Make periodic payments of child support and other family maintenance required by a court or governmental agency or an agreement to which the principal is a party.(3) Provide living quarters for the individuals described in subdivision (1) of this subsection by the following means:a. Purchase, lease, or other contract.b. Paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments, repairs, improvements, and taxes, for premises owned by the principal or occupied by those individuals.(4) Provide normal domestic help, usual vacations and travel expenses, and funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, including postsecondary and vocational education, and other current living costs for the individuals described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.(5) Pay expenses for necessary health care and custodial care on behalf of the individuals described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.(6) Act as the principal's personal representative pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 1171 through 1179 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320d, as amended, and applicable regulations, in making decisions related to the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care consented to by the principal or anyone authorized under the law of this state to consent to health care on behalf of the principal.(7) Continue any provision made by the principal for automobiles or other means of transportation, including registering, licensing, insuring, and replacing them, for the individuals described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.(8) Maintain credit and debit accounts for the convenience of the individuals described in subdivision (1) of this subsection and open new accounts.(9) Continue payments incidental to the membership or affiliation of the principal in a religious institution, club, society, order, or other organization or to continue contributions to those organizations.(b) Authority with respect to personal and family maintenance is neither dependent upon, nor limited by, authority that an agent may or may not have with respect to gifts under this Chapter.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-214 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-214 - Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service.

 32C-2-214. Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service.(a) In this section, the term "benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service" means any benefit, program, or assistance provided under a statute or regulation including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.(b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service authorizes the agent to do all of the following:(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 G.S. 32C-2-213(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) Enroll in, apply for, select, reject, change, amend, or discontinue, on the principal's behalf, a benefit or program.(4) Prepare, file, and maintain a claim of the principal for a benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal may be entitled under a statute or regulation.(5) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation concerning any benefit or assistance the principal may be entitled to receive under a statute or regulation.(6) Receive the financial proceeds of a claim described in subdivision (4) of this subsection and conserve, invest, disburse, or use for a lawful purpose anything so received.(7) Make elections under the Survivor Benefit Plan as defined under Subchapter II of Title 10 of the United States Code, as amended, including the authority to elect that benefits be paid to a supplemental or special needs trust for a disabled child.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-215 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-215 - Retirement plans.

 32C-2-215. Retirement plans.(a) In this section, the term "retirement plan" means a plan or account created by an employer, the principal, or another individual to provide retirement benefits or deferred compensation of which the principal is a participant, beneficiary, or owner, including a plan or account under the following sections of the Internal Revenue Code:(1) An individual retirement account under section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code.(2) A Roth individual retirement account under section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code.(3) A deemed individual retirement account under section 408(q) of the Internal Revenue Code.(4) An annuity or mutual fund custodial account under section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.(5) A pension, profit sharing, stock bonus, or other retirement plan qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.(6) A plan under sections 457(b) and (f) of the Internal Revenue Code.(7) A nonqualified deferred compensation plan under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.(b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to retirement plans authorizes the agent to do all of the following:(1) Select the form and timing of payments under a retirement plan and withdraw benefits from a plan.(2) Make a rollover, including a direct trustee-to-trustee rollover, of benefits from one retirement plan to another.(3) Establish a retirement plan in the principal's name.(4) Make contributions to a retirement plan.(5) Exercise investment powers available under a retirement plan.(6) Borrow from, sell assets to, or purchase assets from a retirement plan.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-216 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-216 - Taxes.

 32C-2-216. Taxes.Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to taxes authorizes the agent to do all of the following:(1) Prepare, sign, and file federal, State, local, and foreign income, gift, payroll, property, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, 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 section 2032A of the Internal Revenue Code, 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.(4) Act for the principal in all tax matters for all periods before the Internal Revenue Service, or other taxing authority.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-217 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-217 - Gifts authorized by general authority.

 32C-2-217. Gifts authorized by general authority.(a) In this section, a gift "for the benefit of" an individual includes a gift to a trust, an account under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, a tuition savings account or prepaid tuition plan as defined under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, and an ABLE account as defined under section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.(b) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to gifts authorizes the agent only to do the following:(1) Make a gift of any of the principal's property, including by the exercise of a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal for the following purposes:a. To or for the benefit of an individual so long as the value of the gift does not exceed the greater of (i) the amount determined to be in accordance with the principal's history of making or joining in the making of gifts or (ii) the annual dollar limit of the federal gift tax exclusion under section 2503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code without regard to whether the federal gift tax exclusion applies to the gift, or if the principal's spouse agrees to consent to the split gift pursuant to section 2513 of the Internal Revenue Code in an amount per donee not to exceed twice the annual federal gift tax exclusion limit.b. To any organization described in sections 170(c) and 2522(a) of the Internal Revenue Code in accordance with the principal's history of making or joining in the making of gifts.(2) Consent, pursuant to section 2513 of the Internal Revenue Code to the splitting of a gift made by the principal's spouse with respect to gifts described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-218 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-218 - Gifts authorized by court order.

 32C-2-218. Gifts authorized by court order.An agent may petition the court for an order authorizing the agent to make a gift of the principal's property that is reasonable under the circumstances, including a gift that is in addition to, or that otherwise differs from, the gifts authorized by the power of attorney.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-2-219 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority.|§ 32C-2-219 - Certain acts authorized by the court.

 32C-2-219. Certain acts authorized by the court.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an agent under a power of attorney that does not expressly grant the agent the authority to do an act described in G.S. 32C-2-201(a) may petition the court for authority to do the act described in G.S. 32C-2-201(a) that is reasonable under the circumstances.(b) This section shall not apply to the authority of an agent to make a gift pursuant to G.S. 32C-2-218.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-3-302 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 3 - Statutory Forms.|§ 32C-3-302 - Agent's certification.

 32C-3-302. Agent's certification.The following optional form may be used by an agent to certify facts concerning a power of attorney:   "AGENT'S CERTIFICATION AS TO THE VALIDITY OF  POWER OF ATTORNEY AND AGENT'S AUTHORITY  (G.S. 32C-3-302)     I, __________________________ (Name of Agent), do hereby state and affirm the following under penalty of perjury:     (1) _____________________________ (Name of Principal) granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated __________.(2) The powers and authority granted to me in the power of attorney are currently exercisable by me.(3) I have no actual knowledge of any of the following:(a) The principal is deceased.(b) The power of attorney or my authority as agent under the power of attorney has been revoked or terminated, partially or otherwise.(c) The principal lacked the understanding and capacity to make and communicate decisions regarding his estate and person at the time the power of attorney was executed.(d) The power of attorney was not properly executed and is not a legal, valid power of attorney.(e) (Insert other relevant statements) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(4) I agree not to exercise any powers granted under the power of attorney if I become aware that the principal is deceased, that the power of attorney has been revoked or terminated, or that my authority as agent under the power of attorney has been revoked or terminated.      SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT     ___________________________________  __________________________________   Agent's Signature  Date        ___________________________________   Agent's Name Printed        ___________________________________   Agent's Address        ___________________________________   Agent's Telephone Number        COUNTY OF ________________________, STATE OF ____________________________.        Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this day by:        Date: ________________________________  _________________________________   Signature of Notary Public         (Official Seal)   ________________________, Notary Public   Printed or typed name      My commission expires: ________________"   (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-4-401 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 32C-4-401 - Uniformity of application and construction.

 32C-4-401. Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing this Chapter, consideration may be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among the states that enact it.  (2017-153, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 32C-4-402 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 32C - North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 32C-4-402 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

 32C-4-402. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.The provisions of this Chapter governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of electronic records or electronic signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use of those records or signatures, conform to the requirements of Section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7002) and supersede, modify, and limit the requirements of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.  (2017-153, s. 1.)