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DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY 4000-4545›PART 3. UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY 4400-4465›CHAPTER 2. Construction of Powers 4450-4465

§ 4462

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

In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to retirement plan transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:

(a) Select payment options under any retirement plan in which the principal participates, including plans for self-employed individuals.

(b) Make voluntary contributions to those plans.

(c) Exercise the investment powers available under any self-directed retirement plan.

(d) Make rollovers of plan benefits into other retirement plans.

(e) If authorized by the plan, borrow from, sell assets to, and purchase assets from the plan.

(f) Waive the right of the principal to be a beneficiary of a joint or survivor annuity if the principal is a spouse who is not employed.

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 113, Sec. 9. (AB 1082) Effective January 1, 2012.)

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