California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Probate Code - PROB |
Division 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY |
Part 2. POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY |
Chapter 3. Modification and Revocation of Powers of Attorney |
Section 4155.
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(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the authority of an attorney-in-fact under a nondurable power of attorney is terminated by the incapacity of the principal to contract.
(b) An attorney-in-fact or third person who does not have notice of the incapacity of the principal is protected from liability as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4300).
(c) This section is not subject to limitation in the power of attorney.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 300, Sec. 8. Effective August 3, 1995.)