Rhode Island General Laws 34-11-34. Conveyances executed by attorney – Recording of power
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Any conveyance executed by attorney shall be as valid as if executed by the grantor himself, providing that a power of attorney be given by such grantor for this purpose; which power and the deed executed by the attorney thereunder shall be signed, acknowledged, delivered and recorded with like formalities prescribed by law concerning deeds from grantors in person.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 202, § 16; G.L. 1909, ch. 253, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 297, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 435, § 15; G.L. 1956, § 34-11-34.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-11-34
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- 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