Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE · Chapter 6B. GEORGIA POWER OF ATTORNEY · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
10-6B-3. Applicability.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
This chapter shall apply to all powers of attorney except:
- (1)
A power to the extent it is coupled with an interest in the subject of the power, including a power given to or for the benefit of a creditor in connection with a credit transaction;#
- (2)
A power to make health care decisions, including, but not limited to, mental health care decisions;#
- (3)
Any delegation of voting, management, or similar rights related to the governance or administration of an entity or business, including, but not limited to, delegation of voting or management rights;#
- (4)
A power created on a form prescribed by a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality for a governmental purpose;#
- (5)
A power created by a person other than an individual;#
- (6)
A power that grants authority with respect to a single transaction or series of related transactions involving real estate;#
- (7)
A power given to a transfer agent to facilitate a specific transfer or disposition of one or more identified stocks, bonds, or other financial instruments;#
- (8)
A power authorizing a financial institution or broker-dealer, or an employee of the financial institution or broker-dealer, to act as agent for the account owner in executing trades or transfers of cash, securities, commodities, or other financial assets in the regular course of business;#
- (9)
Any delegation of authority by a personal representative, trustee, or trust director that is expressly provided for under a will or trust instrument or under Title 53, including, but not limited to, paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 53-7-5, paragraph (1) of Code Section 53-12-204, Code Section 53-12-345, and subsection (f) of Code Section 53-12-503;#
- (10)
Powers of attorney provided for under Titles 19 and 33; and#
- (11)
As set forth in Code Section 10-6B-81.#
History
Code 1981, § 10-6B-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 435, § 2-1/HB 221; Ga. L. 2018, p. 520, § 3/HB 897; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 2-10/HB 865; Ga. L. 2022, p. 611, § 2-1/HB 752; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1052, § 2(55)/SB 448, effective July 1, 2024; Ga. L. 2025, p. 806, § 7/HB 327, effective July 1, 2025.
Amendments
The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, added paragraph (9) and redesignated former paragraphs (9) and (10) as present paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively.
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