Prob. Code, § 4261 · Article 3. Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact
Prob. Code, § 4261
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.
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