20 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 56 - Powers Of Attorney

• Chapter Notes
• Section 5601 - General Provisions
  (a) General rule.--In addition to all other powers that may be delegated to an agent, any or all of the powers referred to in...
• Section 5601.1 - Powers Of Attorney Presumed Durable
  Unless specifically provided otherwise in the power of attorney, all powers of attorney shall be durable as provided in section 5604 (durable powers of...
• Section 5601.2 - Special Rules For Gifts (Repealed)
  § 5601.2. Special rules for gifts (Repealed). 2014 Repeal. Section 5601.2 was repealed July 2, 2014, P.L.855, No.95, effective January 1, 2015.
• Section 5601.3 - Agent's Duties
  (a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any provision in the power of attorney, an agent that has accepted appointment shall: (1) Act in accordance with the principal's...
• Section 5601.4 - Authority That Requires Specific And General Grant Of Authority
  (a) General rule.--An agent under a power of attorney may do the following on behalf of the principal or with the principal's property only...
• Section 5602 - Form Of Power Of Attorney
  (a) Specification of powers.--A principal may, by inclusion of the language quoted in any of the following paragraphs or by inclusion of other language...
• Section 5603 - Implementation Of Power Of Attorney
  (a) Power to make limited gifts.--(Deleted by amendment). (a.1) Power to make limited gifts.-- (1) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, the power...
• Section 5604 - Durable Powers Of Attorney
  (a) Definition.--A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which a principal designates another his agent in writing. The authority conferred...
• Section 5605 - Power Of Attorney Not Revoked Until Notice
  (a) Death of principal.--The death of a principal who has executed a written power of attorney, durable or otherwise, shall not revoke or terminate...
• Section 5606 - Proof Of Continuance Of Powers Of Attorney By Affidavit.
  As to acts undertaken in good faith reliance thereon, an affidavit executed by the agent under a power of attorney stating that he did...
• Section 5607 - Corporate Agent
  A bank and trust company or a trust company authorized to act as a fiduciary in this Commonwealth and acting as an agent pursuant...
• Section 5608 - Acceptance Of And Reliance Upon Power Of Attorney
  (a) Third party liability.--(Deleted by amendment). (b) Third party immunity.--(Deleted by amendment). (c) Genuineness.--A person who in good faith accepts a power of attorney...
• Section 5608.1 - Liability For Refusal To Accept Power Of Attorney
  (a) Acceptance required.--Except as provided under subsections (b) and (d): (1) A person shall either: (i) accept a power of attorney; or (ii) request...
• Section 5608.2 - Activities Through Employees
  For the purposes of sections 5608 (relating to acceptance of and reliance upon power of attorney) and 5608.1 (relating to liability for refusal to...
• Section 5609 - Compensation And Reimbursement For Expenses
  (a) Compensation.--In the absence of a specific provision to the contrary in the power of attorney, the agent shall be entitled to reasonable compensation...
• Section 5610 - Account
  An agent shall file an account of his administration whenever directed to do so by the court and may file an account at any...
• Section 5611 - Validity
  A power of attorney executed in or under the laws of another state or jurisdiction shall be valid in this Commonwealth if, when the...
• Section 5612 - Principles Of Law And Equity
  Unless displaced by a provision of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter. (July 2, 2014, P.L.855, No.95, eff. imd.)...

Last modified: October 8, 2016