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CA Prob Code § 4236 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4236.

4236.  (a) The attorney-in-fact shall keep records of all transactions entered into by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the principal.(b) The attorney-in-fact does not have a duty to make an account of transactions entered into on behalf of the principal, except in the following circumstances:(1) At any time requested by the principal.(2) Where the power of attorney requires the attorney-in-fact to account and specifies to whom the account is to be made.(3) On request by the conservator of the estate of the principal while the principal is living.(4) On request by the principal’s personal representative or successor in interest after the death of the principal.(5) Pursuant to court order.(c) The following persons are entitled to examine and copy the records kept by the attorney-in-fact:(1) The principal.(2) The conservator of the estate of the principal while the principal is living.(3) The principal’s personal representative or successor in interest after the death of the principal.(4) Any other person, pursuant to court order.(d) This section is not subject to limitation in the power of attorney.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4237 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4237.

4237.  An attorney-in-fact with special skills has a duty to apply the full extent of those skills.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4238 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 2 - Duties of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4238.

4238.  (a) On termination of an attorney-in-fact’s authority, the attorney-in-fact shall promptly deliver possession or control of the principal’s property as follows:(1) If the principal is not incapacitated, to the principal or as directed by the principal.(2) If the principal is incapacitated, to the following persons with the following priority:(A) To a qualified successor attorney-in-fact.(B) As to any community property, to the principal’s spouse.(C) To the principal’s conservator of the estate or guardian of the estate.(3) In the case of the death of the principal, to the principal’s personal representative, if any, or the principal’s successors.(b) On termination of an attorney-in-fact’s authority, the attorney-in-fact shall deliver copies of any records relating to transactions undertaken on the principal’s behalf that are requested by the person to whom possession or control of the property is delivered.(c) Termination of an attorney-in-fact’s authority does not relieve the attorney-in-fact of any duty to render an account of actions taken as attorney-in-fact.(d) The attorney-in-fact has the powers reasonably necessary under the circumstances to perform the duties provided by this section.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 3 - Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4260.

4260.  (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), this article applies to all powers of attorney under this division.(b) Sections 4261 and 4263 do not apply to the provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 4400).(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 113, Sec. 1. (AB 1082) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Prob Code § 4261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 3 - Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4261.

4261.  If a power of attorney grants general authority to an attorney-in-fact and is not limited to one or more express actions, subjects, or purposes for which general authority is conferred, the attorney-in-fact has all the authority to act that a person having the capacity to contract may carry out through an attorney-in-fact specifically authorized to take the action.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 3 - Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4262.

4262.  Subject to this article, if a power of attorney grants limited authority to an attorney-in-fact, the attorney-in-fact has the following authority:(a) The authority granted in the power of attorney, as limited with respect to permissible actions, subjects, or purposes.(b) The authority incidental, necessary, or proper to carry out the granted authority.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 3 - Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4263.

4263.  (a) A power of attorney may grant authority to the attorney-in-fact by incorporating powers by reference to another statute, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Powers of attorneys-in-fact provided by the Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act (Part 3 (commencing with Section 4400)).(2) Powers of guardians and conservators provided by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2350) and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2400) of Part 4 of Division 4.(3) Powers of trustees provided by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16200) of Part 4 of Division 9.(b) Incorporation by reference to another statute includes any amendments made to the incorporated provisions after the date of execution of the power of attorney.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4264 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 3 - Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4264.

4264.  An attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney may perform any of the following acts on behalf of the principal or with the property of the principal only if the power of attorney expressly grants that authority to the attorney-in-fact:(a) Create, modify, revoke, or terminate a trust, in whole or in part. If a power of attorney under this division empowers the attorney-in-fact to modify or revoke a trust created by the principal, the trust may be modified or revoked by the attorney-in-fact only as provided in the trust instrument.(b) Fund with the principal’s property a trust not created by the principal or a person authorized to create a trust on behalf of the principal.(c) Make or revoke a gift of the principal’s property in trust or otherwise.(d) Exercise the right to reject, disclaim, release, or consent to a reduction in, or modification of, a share in, or payment from, an estate, trust, or other fund on behalf of the principal. This subdivision does not limit the attorney-in-fact’s authority to disclaim a detrimental transfer to the principal with the approval of the court.(e) Create or change survivorship interests in the principal’s property or in property in which the principal may have an interest.(f) Designate or change the designation of beneficiaries to receive any property, benefit, or contract right on the principal’s death.(g) Make a loan to the attorney-in-fact.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 113, Sec. 2. (AB 1082) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Prob Code § 4265 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 3 - Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4265.

4265.  A power of attorney may not authorize an attorney-in-fact to make, publish, declare, amend, or revoke the principal’s will.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4266 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.5 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY|PART 2 - POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys-in-Fact|ARTICLE 3 - Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact|Section 4266.

4266.  The grant of authority to an attorney-in-fact, whether by the power of attorney, by statute, or by the court, does not in itself require or permit the exercise of the power. The exercise of authority by an attorney-in-fact is subject to the attorney-in-fact’s fiduciary duties.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Prob Code § 4670 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4670.

4670.  An adult having capacity may give an individual health care instruction. The individual instruction may be oral or written. The individual instruction may be limited to take effect only if a specified condition arises.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4671 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4671.

4671.  (a) An adult having capacity may execute a power of attorney for health care, as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 4680). The power of attorney for health care may authorize the agent to make health care decisions and may also include individual health care instructions.(b) The principal in a power of attorney for health care may grant authority to make decisions relating to the personal care of the principal, including, but not limited to, determining where the principal will live, providing meals, hiring household employees, providing transportation, handling mail, and arranging recreation and entertainment.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4672 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4672.

4672.  (a) A written advance health care directive may include the individual’s nomination of a conservator of the person or estate or both, or a guardian of the person or estate or both, for consideration by the court if protective proceedings for the individual’s person or estate are thereafter commenced.(b) If the protective proceedings are conservatorship proceedings in this state, the nomination has the effect provided in Section 1810 and the court shall give effect to the most recent writing executed in accordance with Section 1810, whether or not the writing is a written advance health care directive.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4673 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4673.

4673.  (a) A written advance health care directive is legally sufficient if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The advance directive contains the date of its execution. (2) The advance directive is signed either by the patient or in the patient’s name by another adult in the patient’s presence and at the patient’s direction. (3) The advance directive is either acknowledged before a notary public or signed by at least two witnesses who satisfy the requirements of Sections 4674 and 4675.(b) An electronic advance health care directive or power of attorney for health care is legally sufficient if the requirements in subdivision (a) are satisfied, except that for the purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), an acknowledgment before a notary public shall be required, and if a digital signature is used, it meets all of the following requirements:(1) The digital signature either meets the requirements of Section 16.5 of the Government Code and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22000) of Division 7 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations or the digital signature uses an algorithm approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.(2) The digital signature is unique to the person using it.(3) The digital signature is capable of verification.(4) The digital signature is under the sole control of the person using it.(5) The digital signature is linked to data in such a manner that if the data are changed, the digital signature is invalidated.(6) The digital signature persists with the document and not by association in separate files.(7) The digital signature is bound to a digital certificate.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective September 28, 2006.)
CA Prob Code § 4674 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4674.

4674.  If the written advance health care directive is signed by witnesses, as provided in Section 4673, the following requirements shall be satisfied:(a) The witnesses shall be adults.(b) Each witness signing the advance directive shall witness either the signing of the advance directive by the patient or the patient’s acknowledgment of the signature or the advance directive.(c) None of the following persons may act as a witness:(1) The patient’s health care provider or an employee of the patient’s health care provider.(2) The operator or an employee of a community care facility.(3) The operator or an employee of a residential care facility for the elderly.(4) The agent, where the advance directive is a power of attorney for health care.(d) Each witness shall make the following declaration in substance:“I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of California (1) that the individual who signed or acknowledged this advance health care directive is personally known to me, or that the individual’s identity was proven to me by convincing evidence, (2) that the individual signed or acknowledged this advance directive in my presence, (3) that the individual appears to be of sound mind and under no duress, fraud, or undue influence, (4) that I am not a person appointed as agent by this advance directive, and (5) that I am not the individual’s health care provider, an employee of the individual’s health care provider, the operator of a community care facility, an employee of an operator of a community care facility, the operator of a residential care facility for the elderly, nor an employee of an operator of a residential care facility for the elderly.”(e) At least one of the witnesses shall be an individual who is neither related to the patient by blood, marriage, or adoption, nor entitled to any portion of the patient’s estate upon the patient’s death under a will existing when the advance directive is executed or by operation of law then existing.(f) The witness satisfying the requirement of subdivision (e) shall also sign the following declaration in substance:“I further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of California that I am not related to the individual executing this advance health care directive by blood, marriage, or adoption, and, to the best of my knowledge, I am not entitled to any part of the individual’s estate upon his or her death under a will now existing or by operation of law.”(g) The provisions of this section applicable to witnesses do not apply to a notary public before whom an advance health care directive is acknowledged.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4675 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4675.

4675.  (a) If an individual is a patient in a skilled nursing facility when a written advance health care directive is executed, the advance directive is not effective unless a patient advocate or ombudsman, as may be designated by the Department of Aging for this purpose pursuant to any other applicable provision of law, signs the advance directive as a witness, either as one of two witnesses or in addition to notarization. The patient advocate or ombudsman shall declare that he or she is serving as a witness as required by this subdivision. It is the intent of this subdivision to recognize that some patients in skilled nursing facilities are insulated from a voluntary decisionmaking role, by virtue of the custodial nature of their care, so as to require special assurance that they are capable of willfully and voluntarily executing an advance directive.(b) A witness who is a patient advocate or ombudsman may rely on the representations of the administrators or staff of the skilled nursing facility, or of family members, as convincing evidence of the identity of the patient if the patient advocate or ombudsman believes that the representations provide a reasonable basis for determining the identity of the patient.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4676 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4676.

4676.  (a) A written advance health care directive or similar instrument executed in another state or jurisdiction in compliance with the laws of that state or jurisdiction or of this state, is valid and enforceable in this state to the same extent as a written advance directive validly executed in this state.(b) In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, a physician or other health care provider may presume that a written advance health care directive or similar instrument, whether executed in another state or jurisdiction or in this state, is valid.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4677 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4677.

4677.  A health care provider, health care service plan, health care institution, disability insurer, self-insured employee welfare plan, or nonprofit hospital plan or a similar insurance plan may not require or prohibit the execution or revocation of an advance health care directive as a condition for providing health care, admission to a facility, or furnishing insurance.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4678 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 4678.

4678.  Unless otherwise specified in an advance health care directive, a person then authorized to make health care decisions for a patient has the same rights as the patient to request, receive, examine, copy, and consent to the disclosure of medical or any other health care information.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 2 - Powers of Attorney for Health Care|Section 4680.

4680.  A power of attorney for health care is legally sufficient if it satisfies the requirements of Section 4673.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 2 - Powers of Attorney for Health Care|Section 4681.

4681.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the principal may limit the application of any provision of this division by an express statement in the power of attorney for health care or by providing an inconsistent rule in the power of attorney.(b) A power of attorney for health care may not limit either the application of a statute specifically providing that it is not subject to limitation in the power of attorney or a statute concerning any of the following:(1) Statements required to be included in a power of attorney.(2) Operative dates of statutory enactments or amendments.(3) Formalities for execution of a power of attorney for health care.(4) Qualifications of witnesses.(5) Qualifications of agents.(6) Protection of third persons from liability.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4682 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 2 - Powers of Attorney for Health Care|Section 4682.

4682.  Unless otherwise provided in a power of attorney for health care, the authority of an agent becomes effective only on a determination that the principal lacks capacity, and ceases to be effective on a determination that the principal has recovered capacity.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 658, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, by Sec. 43 of Ch. 658.)
CA Prob Code § 4683 (2021)
2021 California Code|Probate Code - PROB|DIVISION 4.7 - HEALTH CARE DECISIONS|PART 2 - UNIFORM HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Advance Health Care Directives|ARTICLE 2 - Powers of Attorney for Health Care|Section 4683.

4683.  Subject to any limitations in the power of attorney for health care:(a) An agent designated in the power of attorney may make health care decisions for the principal to the same extent the principal could make health care decisions if the principal had the capacity to do so.(b) The agent may also make decisions that may be effective after the principal’s death, including the following:(1) Making a disposition under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code).(2) Authorizing an autopsy under Section 7113 of the Health and Safety Code.(3) Directing the disposition of remains under Section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.(4) Authorizing the release of the records of the principal to the extent necessary for the agent to fulfill his or her duties as set forth in this division.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 249, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)