District of Columbia § 21-2601.15 Exoneration of agent.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 21-2601.15 — Exoneration of agent.

District of Columbia § 21-2601.15

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 § 21-2601.15 (2026).

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(a)A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal's successors in interest except to the extent the provision:

(1)Relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed dishonestly, with an improper motive, or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney or the best interest of the principal; or

(2)Was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.

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(a) A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal's successors in interest except to the extent the provision:

(1) Relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed dishonestly, with an improper motive, or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney or the best interest of the principal; or

(2) Was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.