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WA Rev Code § 11.125.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.125 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act.|11.125.260 - Agent authority—General powers.

RCW 11.125.260 Agent authority—General powers.Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, by executing a power of attorney that incorporates by reference a subject described in RCW 11.125.270 through 11.125.410 or that grants to an agent authority to do all acts that a principal could do pursuant to RCW 11.125.250(1), a principal authorizes the agent, with respect to that subject, to:(1) Demand, receive, and obtain by litigation or otherwise, declaratory or injunctive relief, money, or another thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled, and conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything so received or obtained for the purposes intended;(2) Contract in any manner with any person, on terms agreeable to the agent, to accomplish a purpose of a transaction and perform, rescind, cancel, terminate, reform, restate, release, or modify the contract or another contract made by or on behalf of the principal;(3) Execute, acknowledge, seal, deliver, file, or record any instrument or communication the agent considers desirable to accomplish a purpose of a transaction, including creating at any time a schedule listing some or all of the principal's property and attaching it to the power of attorney;(4) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim existing in favor of or against the principal or intervene in litigation relating to the claim;(5) Seek on the principal's behalf the assistance of a court or other governmental agency to carry out an act authorized in the power of attorney;(6) Engage, compensate, and discharge an attorney, accountant, investment manager, expert witness, or other advisor;(7) Prepare, execute, and file a record, report, or other document to safeguard or promote the principal's interest under a statute or regulation;(8) Communicate with any representative or employee of a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, on behalf of the principal;(9) Access communications intended for, and communicate on behalf of the principal, whether by mail, electronic transmission, telephone, or other means; and(10) Do any lawful act with respect to the subject and all property related to the subject.[ 2016 c 209 § 203.]
WA Rev Code § 11.125.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.125 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act.|11.125.270 - Agent authority—Real property.

RCW 11.125.270 Agent authority—Real property.Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to real property authorizes the agent to:(1) Demand; buy; sublease; license; receive; accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit; or otherwise acquire or reject an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;(2) Sell; exchange; convey with or without reservations, covenants, representations, or warranties; quitclaim; release; surrender; retain title for security; encumber; partition; consent to partitioning; subject to an easement or covenant, common interest regime; subdivide; apply for zoning or other governmental permits; plat or consent to platting; develop; grant an option concerning; lease; sublease; license; contribute to an entity in exchange for an interest in that entity; or, subject to RCW 11.125.240, otherwise grant or dispose of an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;(3) Pledge or mortgage an interest in real property or right incident to real property as security to borrow money or pay, renew, extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal, or as security for a nonmonetary obligation;(4) Release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise a mortgage, deed of trust, conditional sale contract, encumbrance, lien, or other claim to real property which exists or is asserted;(5) Manage or conserve an interest in real property or a right incident to real property owned or claimed to be owned by the principal, including:(a) Insuring against liability or casualty or other loss;(b) Obtaining or regaining possession of or protecting the interest or right by litigation or otherwise;(c) Paying, assessing, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with them; and(d) Purchasing supplies, hiring assistance or labor, and making repairs or alterations to the real property;(6) Use, develop, alter, replace, remove, erect, or install structures or other improvements upon real property in or incident to which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest or right;(7) Participate in a reorganization with respect to real property or an entity that owns an interest in or right incident to real property and receive, and hold, and act with respect to stocks and bonds or other property received in a plan of reorganization, including:(a) Selling or otherwise disposing of them;(b) Exercising or selling an option, right of conversion, or similar right with respect to them; and(c) Exercising any voting rights in person or by proxy;(8) Change the form of title of an interest in or right incident to real property; and(9) Dedicate to public use, with or without consideration, easements or other real property in which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest.[ 2016 c 209 § 204.]
WA Rev Code § 11.125.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.125 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act.|11.125.280 - Agent authority—Tangible personal property.

RCW 11.125.280 Agent authority—Tangible personal property.Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to tangible personal property authorizes the agent to:(1) Demand, buy, receive, accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit, or otherwise acquire or reject ownership or possession of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;(2) Sell; exchange; convey with or without covenants, representations, or warranties; quitclaim; release; surrender; create a security interest in; grant options concerning; lease; sublease; or, otherwise dispose of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;(3) Grant a security interest in tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property as security to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal;(4) Release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise, a security interest, lien, or other claim on behalf of the principal, with respect to tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;(5) Manage or conserve tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property on behalf of the principal, including:(a) Insuring against liability or casualty or other loss;(b) Obtaining or regaining possession of or protecting the property or interest, by litigation or otherwise;(c) Paying, assessing, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with taxes or assessments;(d) Moving the property from place to place;(e) Storing the property for hire or on a gratuitous bailment; and(f) Using and making repairs, alterations, or improvements to the property; and(6) Change the form of title of an interest in tangible personal property.[ 2016 c 209 § 205.]
WA Rev Code § 11.125.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.125 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act.|11.125.290 - Agent authority—Stocks, bonds, and financial instruments.

RCW 11.125.290 Agent authority—Stocks, bonds, and financial instruments.Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to stocks, bonds, and financial instruments authorizes the agent to:(1) Buy, sell, and exchange stocks, bonds, and financial instruments;(2) Establish, continue, modify, or terminate an account with respect to stocks, bonds, and financial instruments;(3) Pledge stocks, bonds, and financial instruments as security to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal;(4) Receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks, bonds, and financial instruments;(5) Exercise voting rights with respect to stocks, bonds, and financial instruments in person or by proxy, enter into voting trusts, and consent to limitations on the right to vote;(6) Buy, sell, exchange, assign, settle, and exercise commodity futures contracts and call or put options on stocks or stock indexes traded on a regulated option exchange; and(7) Establish, continue, modify, and terminate option accounts.[ 2016 c 209 § 206.]
WA Rev Code § 11.125.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.125 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act.|11.125.300 - Agent authority—Banks and financial institutions.

RCW 11.125.300 Agent authority—Banks and financial institutions.Except as otherwise expressly provided in chapter 209, Laws of 2016 and in chapter 30A.22 RCW, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to banks and other financial institutions authorizes the agent to:(1) Continue, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement made by or on behalf of the principal;(2) Establish, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement with a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift company, brokerage firm, or other financial institution selected by the agent;(3) Contract for services available from a financial institution, including renting a safe deposit box or space in a vault;(4) Withdraw, by check, order, electronic funds transfer, or otherwise, money or property of the principal deposited with or left in the custody of a financial institution;(5) Receive statements of account, vouchers, notices, and similar documents from a financial institution and act with respect to them;(6) Enter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw or add to the contents;(7) Borrow money and pledge as security personal property of the principal necessary to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal;(8) Make, assign, draw, endorse, discount, guarantee, and negotiate promissory notes, checks, drafts, and other negotiable or nonnegotiable paper of the principal or payable to the principal or the principal's order, transfer money, receive the cash or other proceeds of those transactions, and accept a draft drawn by a person upon the principal and pay it when due;(9) Receive for the principal and act upon a sight draft, warehouse receipt, or other document of title whether tangible or electronic, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument;(10) Apply for, receive, and use letters of credit, credit and debit cards, electronic transaction authorizations, and traveler's checks from a financial institution and give an indemnity or other agreement in connection with letters of credit; and(11) Consent to an extension of the time of payment with respect to commercial paper or a financial transaction with a financial institution.[ 2016 c 209 § 207.]
WA Rev Code § 11.125.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.125 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act.|11.125.320 - Agent authority—Insurance and annuities.

RCW 11.125.320 Agent authority—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:(1) Continue, pay the premium or make a contribution on, modify, exchange, sell, 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 benefit of the principal and the principal's spouse, state registered domestic partner, 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; and(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.[ 2016 c 209 § 209.]
WA Rev Code § 11.125.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.125 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act.|11.125.330 - Agent authority—Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests.

RCW 11.125.330 Agent authority—Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests.(1) In this section, "estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests" 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.(2) 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:(a) Accept, receive, receipt for, sell, assign, pledge, or exchange a share in or payment from the fund;(b) Demand or obtain money or another thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be, entitled by reason of the fund, by litigation or otherwise;(c) Exercise for the benefit of the principal a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal;(d) Exercise for the benefit of the principal a presently exercisable limited power of appointment held by the principal;(e) 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;(f) 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, and any other matter as defined under RCW 11.96A.030;(g) Conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received for an authorized purpose;(h) Transfer an interest of the principal in real property, stocks, bonds, and financial instruments, 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, subject to the limitations in RCW 11.125.240(1); and(i) Reject, renounce, disclaim, release, or consent to a reduction in or modification of a share in or payment from the fund.[ 2016 c 209 § 210.]
WA Rev Code § 11.125.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.125 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act.|11.125.340 - Agent authority—Claims and litigation.

RCW 11.125.340 Agent authority—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, without the need for appointment of a guardian or guardian ad litem under Title 4 RCW, to:(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 or defend 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, subject to special proceeding rule 98.16W;(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; and(9) Receive money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.[ 2016 c 209 § 211.]
WA Rev Code § 11.125.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 11 - Probate and Trust Law|Chapter 11.125 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act.|11.125.350 - Agent authority—Personal and family maintenance.

RCW 11.125.350 Agent authority—Personal and family maintenance.(1) 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:(a) Perform the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of the principal, the principal's spouse or state registered domestic partner, and the following individuals, whether living when the power of attorney is executed or later born:(i) The principal's children;(ii) Other individuals legally entitled to be supported by the principal; and(iii) The individuals whom the principal has customarily supported or indicated the intent to support;(b) 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;(c) Provide living quarters for the individuals described in subsection (1) of this section by:(i) Purchase, lease, or other contract; or(ii) Paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments, repairs, improvements, and taxes, for premises owned by the principal or occupied by those individuals;(d) Provide reasonable 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 subsection (1) of this section;(e) Pay expenses for necessary health care and custodial care on behalf of the individuals described in subsection (1) of this section;(f) Act as the principal's personal representative pursuant to the health insurance portability and accountability act, sections 1171 through 1179 of the social security act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1320d, as amended, and applicable regulations, for the limited purpose of making decisions regarding the payment of costs and expenses arising from past, present, or future health care provided to the principal which was consented to by the principal or anyone authorized under the law of this state to consent to health care on behalf of the principal;(g) 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 subsection (1) of this section;(h) Maintain credit and debit accounts for the convenience of the individuals described in subsection (1) of this section and open new accounts; and(i) 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.(2) 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 chapter 209, Laws of 2016.[ 2016 c 209 § 212.]