§ 4038.
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§ 4038. Banks and other financial institutions
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to banks and other financial institutions authorizes the agent to:
(1)continue, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement made by or on behalf of the principal;
(2)establish, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement with a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift company, brokerage firm, or other financial institution selected by the agent;
(3)contract for services available from a financial institution, including renting a safe deposit box or space in a vault;
(4)withdraw, by check, order, electronic funds transfer, or otherwise, money or property of the principal deposited with or left in the custody of a financial institution;
(5)receive statements of account, vouchers, notices, and similar documents from a financial institution and act with respect to them;
(6)enter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw or add to the contents;
(7)borrow money and pledge as security personal property of the principal necessary to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal;
(8)make, assign, draw, endorse, discount, guarantee, and negotiate promissory notes, checks, drafts, and other negotiable or nonnegotiable paper of the principal or payable to the principal or the principal’s order; transfer money; receive the cash or other proceeds of those transactions; and accept a draft drawn by a person upon the principal and pay it when due;
(9)receive for the principal and act upon a sight draft, warehouse receipt, or other document of title whether tangible or electronic, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument;
(10)apply for, receive, and use letters of credit, credit and debit cards, electronic transaction authorizations, and traveler’s checks from a financial institution and give an indemnity or other agreement in connection with letters of credit; and
(11)consent to an extension of the time of payment with respect to commercial paper or a financial transaction with a financial institution. (Added 2023, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)