District of Columbia § 21-2601.05 Execution of power of attorney.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 21-2601.05 — Execution of power of attorney.

District of Columbia § 21-2601.05

Title 21Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]

Ch. 26Uniform Power of Attorney Act.

Subch. IGeneral Provisions.

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D.C. Code § 21-2601.05 (2026).

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(a)A power of attorney shall be 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. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.

(b)A power of attorney executed under this chapter is not valid unless it is acknowledged before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgment.

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(a) A power of attorney shall be 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. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.

(b) A power of attorney executed under this chapter is not valid unless it is acknowledged before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgment.