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KRS 457.060

Validity of power of attorney

Known as the Uniform Power of Attorney Act

The act spans §§ 457.010 to 457.460 (49 sections).

Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Created 2018 Ky

(1) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after July 14, 2018, is valid if its execution complies with KRS 457.050.

(2) A power of attorney executed in this state before July 14, 2018, is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.

(3) 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:

(a) The law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to KRS 457.070; or (b) The requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. sec. 1044b, as amended.

(4) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.

(5) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a power of attorney that complies with this chapter is valid.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.