District of Columbia § 21-2601.18 Agent's resignation; notice.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 21-2601.18 — Agent's resignation; notice.

District of Columbia § 21-2601.18

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 § 21-2601.18 (2026).

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(a)Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:

(1)To the conservator or guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent; or

(2)If there is no person described in paragraph (1) of this section, to:

(A)The principal's caregiver;

(B)Another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or

(C)A governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.

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(a) Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:

(1) To the conservator or guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent; or

(2) If there is no person described in paragraph (1) of this section, to:

(A) The principal's caregiver;

(B) Another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or

(C) A governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.