A person who is a competent adult may, as principal, designate another person or an authorized corporation as the person's attorney-in-fact by a written power of attorney. The power of attorney is validly executed when it is dated and signed by the principal and, in the case of a signature on behalf of the principal, by another, or by a mark, acknowledged by a notary public. Only powers of attorney validly created pursuant to this section or section 523.02 are validly executed powers of attorney for the purposes of sections 523.01 to 523.24 .
Minn. Stat. § 523.01
AUTHORIZATION.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health (1990)
Most recently applied in CitiMortgage, Inc. a successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. v. Sandra Lee Akers, William Lee Akers (December 2014)
1984 c 603 s 3; 1993 c 13 art 2 s 1
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.