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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-7. Controlling law.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-6B-7. Controlling law.

The meaning and effect of a power of attorney shall be determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the power of attorney and, in the absence of an indication of jurisdiction, by the law of the jurisdiction in which the power of attorney was executed.

## History

Code 1981, § 10-6B-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 435, § 2-1/HB 221.