Kentucky Statutes 457.060 – Validity of power of attorney
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(1) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after July 14, 2018, is valid if its execution complies with KRS § 457.050.
(2) A power of attorney executed in this state before July 14, 2018, is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.
(3) A power of attorney executed other than in this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:
(a) The law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to KRS § 457.070; or
(b) The requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. sec.
1044b, as amended.
(4) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.
(5) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a power of attorney that complies with this chapter is valid.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2018.
(2) A power of attorney executed in this state before July 14, 2018, is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 457.060
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Power of attorney: means a writing or other record that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of the principal, whether or not the term power of attorney is used. See Kentucky Statutes 457.020
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 457.020
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(3) A power of attorney executed other than in this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:
(a) The law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to KRS § 457.070; or
(b) The requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. sec.
1044b, as amended.
(4) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.
(5) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a power of attorney that complies with this chapter is valid.
Effective: July 14, 2018
History: Created 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2018.