DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY 4000-4545›PART 2. POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY 4100-4310›CHAPTER 4. Attorneys-in-Fact 4200-4266›ARTICLE 3. Authority of Attorneys-in-Fact 4260-4266

§ 4261

California Probate Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

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.

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

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