Rhode Island General Laws 18-16-12. Additional provisions authorized in form
A power of attorney which satisfies the requirements of § 18-16-2(b) is not prevented from being a statutory short form power of attorney, as that phrase is used in the sections of this chapter, by the fact that it also contains additional language which:
(1) Eliminates from the power of attorney one or more of the powers enumerated in one or more of the constructional sections of this chapter with respect to a subdivision of the statutory short form power of attorney not eliminated from the form by the principal;
(2) Supplements one or more of the powers enumerated in one or more of the constructional sections in this chapter with respect to a subdivision of the statutory short form power of attorney not eliminated from the form by the principal, by specifically listing additional powers of the agent; or
(3) Makes some additional provision that is not inconsistent with the other provisions of the statutory short form power of attorney.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 375, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 18-16-12
- 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