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§ 45-5B-115 NMSA 1978

Exoneration of agent

Known as the Uniform Power of Attorney Act

The act spans §§ 45–45 (45 sections).

Laws 2007, ch. 135, § 115; 1978 Comp., § 46B-1-115 recompiled as § 45-5B-115 by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 102.

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:

A. 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

B. was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.