DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY 4000-4545›PART 1. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 4000-4054›CHAPTER 1. Short Title and Definitions 4000-4034

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“Power of attorney” means a written instrument, however denominated, that is executed by a natural person having the capacity to contract and that grants authority to an attorney-in-fact. A power of attorney may be durable or nondurable.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 307, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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