§ 3-9-119 — Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney

Wyoming § 3-9-119

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 03: Guardian and Ward
• Ch. 9: UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT
• Art. 1: General provisions

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(a) A person that in good faith accepts a purportedly
acknowledged power of attorney without actual knowledge that the
signature is not genuine may rely upon the presumption under
W.S. 3-9-105 that the signature is genuine.
(b) A person that in good faith accepts a purportedly
acknowledged power of attorney without actual knowledge that the
power of attorney is void, invalid or terminated, that the
purported agent's authority is void, invalid or terminated or
that the agent is exceeding or improperly exercising the agent's
authority may rely upon the power of attorney as if the power of
attorney were genuine, valid and still in effect, the agent's
authority were genuine, valid and still in effect and the agent
had not exceeded and improperly exercised the authority.
(c) A person that is asked to accept an acknowledged power
of attorney may request and rely upon without further
investigation an:
(i) Agent's certification under penalty of perjury of
any factual matter concerning the principal, agent or power of
attorney;
(ii) English translation of the power of attorney if
the power of attorney contains, in whole or in part, language
other than English.
(d) A certification or translation requested under this
section shall be provided at the principal's expense.
(e) For purposes of this section and W.S. 3-9-120:
(i) "Acknowledged" means purportedly verified before
a notary public or other person authorized to take
acknowledgements;
(ii) A person that conducts activities through
employees is without actual knowledge of a fact relating to a
power of attorney, principal or agent if the employee conducting
the transaction involving the power of attorney is without
actual knowledge of the fact.