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§ 45-5B-403 NMSA 1978

Effect on existing powers of attorney

Known as the Uniform Power of Attorney Act

The act spans §§ 45–45 (45 sections).

Laws 2007, ch. 135, § 403; 1978 Comp., § 46B-1-403 recompiled as § 45-5B-403 by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 102.

Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, on July 1, 2007:

A. the Uniform Power of Attorney Act applies to a power of attorney created before, on or after July 1, 2007;

B. the Uniform Power of Attorney Act applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after July 1, 2007;

C. the Uniform Power of Attorney Act applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before July 1, 2007 unless the court finds that application of a provision of that act would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies; and

D. an act done before July 1, 2007 is not affected by the Uniform Power of Attorney Act.

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.