§ 32C-1-109 – When power of attorney effective.
32C-1-109. When power of attorney effective. (a) A power of attorney is effective when executed unless the principal provides in the power of attorney that it becomes effective at a future date or upon the occurrence of a future event or contingency. (b) If a power of attorney becomes effective upon the occurrence of a […]
§ 32C-1-101 – Short title.
32C-1-101. Short title. This Chapter may be cited as the North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act. (2017-153, s. 1.)
§ 32C-1-102 – Definitions.
32C-1-102. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Agent. – A person granted authority to act for a principal under a power of attorney, whether denominated an agent, attorney-in-fact, or otherwise. The term includes an original agent, coagent, successor agent, and a person to which an agent’s authority is delegated. (2) Durable. – […]
§ 32C-1-103 – Applicability.
32C-1-103. Applicability. This Chapter applies to all powers of attorney except the following: (1) A power to the extent it is coupled with an interest in the subject of the power, including a power given to or for the benefit of a creditor in connection with a credit transaction. (2) A power to make health […]
§ 32C-1-104 – Power of attorney; durability.
32C-1-104. Power of attorney; durability. A power of attorney created pursuant to this Chapter is durable unless the instrument expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal. (2017-153, s. 1.)
§ 32C-1-105 – Execution of power of attorney.
32C-1-105. Execution of power of attorney. A power of attorney must be (i) signed by the principal or in the principal’s conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal’s name on the power of attorney and (ii) acknowledged. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine […]
§ 32C-1-106 – Validity of power of attorney.
32C-1-106. Validity of power of attorney. (a) A power of attorney executed in this State on or after January 1, 2018, is valid if its execution complies with G.S. 32C-1-105. (b) A power of attorney executed in this State before January 1, 2018, the effective date of this Chapter is valid if its execution complied […]
§ 32C-1-107 – Meaning and effect of power of attorney.
32C-1-107. Meaning and effect of power of attorney. The meaning and effect of a power of attorney is determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the power of attorney and, in the absence of an indication of jurisdiction, by the law of the jurisdiction in which the power of attorney was executed. (2017-153, […]