Alabama § 26-1A-106 Validity of Power of Attorney

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-1A-106 — Validity of Power of Attorney

Alabama § 26-1A-106

Title 26Infants and Incompetents

Ch. 1AAlabama Uniform Power of Attorney Act

Art. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 26-1A-106 (2026).

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(a)A power of attorney executed in this state on or after January 1, 2012, is valid if its execution complies with Section 26-1A-105.

(b)A power of attorney executed in this state before January 1, 2012, is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.

(c)A power of attorney executed other than in this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:

(1)the law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to Section 26-1A-107;

(2)the requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Section 1044b, as amended; or

(3)Alabama law.

(d)Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this chapter, a photocopy or ele

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(a) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after January 1, 2012, is valid if its execution complies with Section 26-1A-105.
(b) A power of attorney executed in this state before January 1, 2012, is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.
(c) A power of attorney executed other than in this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to Section 26-1A-107;
(2) the requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Section 1044b, as amended; or
(3) Alabama law.
(d) Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this chapter, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.