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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 10. COMMERCE AND TRADE · Chapter 6B. GEORGIA POWER OF ATTORNEY · Article 2. AUTHORITY OF AGENT

10-6B-44. Tangible personal property.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to tangible personal property shall authorize the agent to:

  2. (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;#

  3. (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;#

  4. (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;#

  5. (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;#

  6. (5)

    Manage or conserve tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property on behalf of the principal, including:#

    1. (A)

      Insuring against liability or casualty or other loss;#

    2. (B)

      Obtaining or regaining possession of or protecting the property or interest, by litigation or otherwise;#

    3. (C)

      Paying, assessing, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with such taxes or assessments;#

    4. (D)

      Moving the property from place to place;#

    5. (E)

      Storing the property for hire or on a gratuitous bailment; and#

    6. (F)

      Using and making repairs, alterations, or improvements to the property; and#

  7. (6)

    Change the form of title of an interest in tangible personal property.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 10-6B-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 435, § 2-1/HB 221.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t10-(v8)-2024-pdf.pdf, Volume V8, 2024 edition, pages 1110 to 1111; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 7afbade16da7.