Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to tangible personal property authorizes the agent to:
- 1. Demand, buy, receive, accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit, or otherwise acquire or reject ownership or possession of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;
- 2. Sell; exchange; convey with or without covenants, representations or warranties; quitclaim; release; surrender; create a security interest in; grant options concerning; lease; sublease; or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;
- 3. Grant a security interest in tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property as security 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;
- 4. Release, assign, satisfy or enforce by litigation or otherwise, a security interest, lien or other claim on behalf of the principal, with respect to tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;
5. Manage or conserve tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property on behalf of the principal, including:
- a. insuring against liability or casualty or other loss,
- b. obtaining or regaining possession of or protecting the property or interest, by litigation or otherwise,
- c. paying, assessing, compromising or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with taxes or assessments,
- d. moving the property from place to place,
- e. storing the property for hire or on a gratuitous bailment, and
- f. using and making repairs, alterations or improvements to the property; and
- 6. Change the form of title of an interest in tangible personal property.
Laws 2021, HB 2548, c. 332, § 28, eff. November 1, 2021.