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WY Stat § 3-9-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 3-9-119 - Acceptance of and Reliance Upon Acknowledged Power of Attorney.

3-9-119. Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney.| (a) A person that in good faith accepts a purportedly acknowledged power of attorney without actual knowledge that the signature is not genuine may rely upon the presumption under W.S. 3-9-105 that the signature is genuine.  (b) A person that in good faith accepts a purportedly acknowledged power of attorney without actual knowledge that the power of attorney is void, invalid or terminated, that the purported agent's authority is void, invalid or terminated or that the agent is exceeding or improperly exercising the agent's authority may rely upon the power of attorney as if the power of attorney were genuine, valid and still in effect, the agent's authority were genuine, valid and still in effect and the agent had not exceeded and improperly exercised the authority.  (c) A person that is asked to accept an acknowledged power of attorney may request and rely upon without further investigation an:  (i) Agent's certification under penalty of perjury of any factual matter concerning the principal, agent or power of attorney;  (ii) English translation of the power of attorney if the power of attorney contains, in whole or in part, language other than English.  (d) A certification or translation requested under this section shall be provided at the principal's expense.  (e) For purposes of this section and W.S. 3-9-120:  (i) "Acknowledged" means purportedly verified before a notary public or other person authorized to take acknowledgements;  (ii) A person that conducts activities through employees is without actual knowledge of a fact relating to a power of attorney, principal or agent if the employee conducting the transaction involving the power of attorney is without actual knowledge of the fact.
WY Stat § 3-9-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 3-9-120 - Liability for Refusal to Accept Acknowledged Power of Attorney.

3-9-120. Liability for refusal to accept acknowledged power of attorney.| (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person that is asked to accept an acknowledged power of attorney shall:  (i) Accept the acknowledged power of attorney or request a certification or translation under W.S. 3-9-119(c) not later than seven (7) business days after presentation of the power of attorney for acceptance;  (ii) If the person requests a certification or translation under W.S. 3-9-119(c), accept the power of attorney not later than five (5) business days after receipt of the certification or translation; and  (iii) Not require an additional or different form of power of attorney for authority granted in the power of attorney presented.  (b) A person may refuse an acknowledged power of attorney if:  (i) The person is not otherwise required to engage in a transaction with the principal in the same circumstances;  (ii) Engaging in a transaction with the agent or the principal in the same circumstances would be inconsistent with federal law;  (iii) The person has actual knowledge of the termination of the agent's authority or of the power of attorney before exercise of the power;  (iv) A request for a certification or translation under W.S. 3-9-119(c) is refused;  (v) The person in good faith believes the power is not valid or the agent does not have the authority to perform the act requested whether or not a certification or translation under W.S. 3-9-119(c) has been requested or provided; or  (vi) The person makes, or has actual knowledge that another person has made, a report to a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal stating a good faith belief that the principal may be subject to physical or financial abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the agent or a person acting for or with the agent.  (c) A person who refuses to accept an acknowledged power of attorney in violation of this section is subject to the following:  (i) A court order mandating acceptance of the power of attorney;  (ii) Liability for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in any action or proceeding that confirms the validity of the power of attorney or mandates acceptance of the power of attorney.
WY Stat § 3-9-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 3-9-121 - Principles of Law and Equity.

3-9-121. Principles of law and equity.| Unless displaced by a provision of this act, the principles of law and equity supplement this act.
WY Stat § 3-9-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 3-9-122 - Laws Applicable to Financial Institutions and Entities.

3-9-122. Laws applicable to financial institutions and entities.| This act does not supersede any other law applicable to financial institutions or other entities. The other law controls if inconsistent with this act.
WY Stat § 3-9-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 3-9-123 - Remedies Under Other Law.

3-9-123. Remedies under other law.| The remedies under this act are not exclusive and do not abrogate any right or remedy under the law of this state other than this act.
WY Stat § 3-9-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority|Section 3-9-201 - Authority That Requires Specific Grant; Grant of General Authority.

3-9-201. Authority 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:  (i) Create, amend, revoke or terminate an inter vivos trust;  (ii) Make a gift;  (iii) Create or change rights of survivorship;  (iv) Create or change a beneficiary designation;  (v) Delegate authority granted under the power of attorney;  (vi) Waive the principal's right to be a beneficiary of a joint and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under a retirement plan;  (vii) Exercise fiduciary powers the principal has authority to delegate;  (viii) Disclaim property, including a power of appointment.  (b) Notwithstanding a grant of authority to do an act described in subsection (a) of this section and unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent that is not an ancestor, spouse or descendant of the principal shall not exercise authority under a power of attorney to create in the agent, or in a person 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) of this section, if a power of attorney grants to an agent authority to do all the acts a principal may do, the agent has the general authority described in W.S. 3-9-204 through 3-9-216.  (d) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, a grant of authority to make a gift is subject to W.S. 3-9-217.  (e) Subject to subsections (a), (b) and (d) of this section, if the subjects described in W.S. 3-9-204 through 3-9-217 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 the principal has when the power of attorney is executed or later acquires 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.
WY Stat § 3-9-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority|Section 3-9-202 - Incorporation of Authority.

3-9-202. Incorporation of authority.| (a) An agent has authority described in this act if the power of attorney refers to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for the subjects stated in W.S. 3-9-204 through 3-9-217 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 stated in W.S. 3-9-204 through 3-9-217 or a citation to a section of W.S. 3-9-204 through 3-9-217 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.
WY Stat § 3-9-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority|Section 3-9-203 - Construction of Authority Generally.

3-9-203. Construction of authority generally.| (a) Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, by executing a power of attorney that incorporates by reference a subject described in W.S. 3-9-204 through 3-9-217 or that grants to an agent authority to do all the acts a principal may do pursuant to W.S. 3-9-201(c), a principal authorizes the agent, with respect to the subject, to:  (i) Demand, receive and obtain by litigation or otherwise any money or other thing of value to which the principal is, may become or claims to be entitled to and conserve, invest, disburse or use anything so received or obtained for the purposes intended;  (ii) 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 any other contract made by or on behalf of the principal;  (iii) 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 the schedule to the power of attorney;  (iv) 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;  (v) 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;  (vi) Engage, compensate and discharge an attorney, accountant, discretionary investment manager, expert witness or other advisor;  (vii) Prepare, execute and file a record, report or other document to safeguard or promote the principal's interest under a statute or regulation;  (viii) Communicate with any representative or employee of a government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality on behalf of the principal;  (ix) Access communications intended for and communicate on behalf of the principal whether by mail, electronic transmission, telephone or other means;  (x) Do any lawful act with respect to the subject and all property related to the subject.
WY Stat § 3-9-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority|Section 3-9-204 - Real Property.

3-9-204. Real 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:  (i) 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;  (ii) Sell, exchange, 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, convey with or without covenants, representations or warranties, or otherwise grant or dispose of an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;  (iii) 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;  (iv) 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;  (v) 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, 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 taxes or assessments;  (D) Purchasing supplies, hiring assistance or labor and making repairs or alterations to the real property.  (vi) 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;  (vii) 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, 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 the stocks and bonds or other property;  (B) Exercising or selling an option, right of conversion or similar right with respect to the stocks and bonds or other property;  (C) Exercising any voting rights in person or by proxy.  (viii) Change the form of title of an interest in or right incident to real property;  (ix) Dedicate to public use, with or without consideration, easements or other real property in which the principal has or claims to have an interest.
WY Stat § 3-9-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority|Section 3-9-205 - Tangible Personal Property.

3-9-205. Tangible personal property.| (a) 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:  (i) 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;  (ii) Sell, exchange, quitclaim, release, surrender, create a security interest in, grant options concerning, lease, sublease, convey with or without covenants, representations or warranties, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;  (iii) 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;  (iv) 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;  (v) Manage or conserve tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property on behalf of the principal, including:  (A) Insuring against liability, 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;  (F) Using and making repairs, alterations or improvements to the property.  (vi) Change the form of title of an interest in tangible personal property.
WY Stat § 3-9-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority|Section 3-9-206 - Stocks and Bonds.

3-9-206. Stocks and bonds.| (a) 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:  (i) Buy, sell and exchange stocks and bonds;  (ii) Establish, continue, modify or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds;  (iii) Pledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal;  (iv) Receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds;  (v) 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.
WY Stat § 3-9-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority|Section 3-9-207 - Commodities and Options.

3-9-207. Commodities and options.| (a) 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:  (i) 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;  (ii) Establish, continue, modify and terminate option accounts.
WY Stat § 3-9-208 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority|Section 3-9-208 - Banks and Other Financial Institutions.

3-9-208. Banks and other financial institutions.| (a) 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:  (i) Continue, modify and terminate an account or other banking arrangement made by or on behalf of the principal;  (ii) 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;  (iii) Contract for services available from a financial institution, including renting a safe deposit box or space in a vault;  (iv) Withdraw by check, order, electronic funds transfer or otherwise any money or property of the principal deposited with or left in the custody of a financial institution;  (v) Receive statements of account, vouchers, notices and similar documents from a financial institution and act with respect to the statements, vouchers, notices and similar documents;  (vi) Enter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw or add to the contents;  (vii) Borrow money and pledge as security personal property of the principal necessary to borrow the money or pay, renew or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal;  (viii) 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 the draft when due;  (ix) 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;  (x) 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;  (xi) Consent to an extension of the time of payment with respect to commercial paper or a financial transaction with a financial institution.
WY Stat § 3-9-210 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act|Article 2 - Authority|Section 3-9-210 - Insurance and Annuities.

3-9-210. Insurance and annuities.| (a) 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:  (i) 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;  (ii) 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;  (iii) Pay the premium or make a contribution on, modify, exchange, rescind, release or terminate a contract of insurance or annuity procured by the agent;  (iv) Apply for and receive a loan secured by a contract of insurance or annuity;  (v) Surrender and receive the cash surrender value on a contract of insurance or annuity;  (vi) Exercise an election;  (vii) Exercise investment powers available under a contract of insurance or annuity;  (viii) Change the manner of paying premiums on a contract of insurance or annuity;  (ix) Change or convert the type of insurance or annuity with respect to which the principal has or claims to have authority described in this subsection;  (x) 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;  (xi) Collect, sell, assign, hypothecate, borrow against or pledge the interest of the principal in a contract of insurance or annuity;  (xii) Select the form and timing of the payment of proceeds from a contract of insurance or annuity;  (xiii) 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.