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DIVISION 4.5. POWERS OF ATTORNEY 4000-4545›PART 2. POWERS OF ATTORNEY GENERALLY 4100-4310›CHAPTER 3. Modification and Revocation of Powers of Attorney 4150-4155

§ 4155

California Probate Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the authority of an attorney-in-fact under a nondurable power of attorney is terminated by the incapacity of the principal to contract.

(b) An attorney-in-fact or third person who does not have notice of the incapacity of the principal is protected from liability as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4300).

(c) This section is not subject to limitation in the power of attorney.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 300, Sec. 8. Effective August 3, 1995.)

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