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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 455<\/a> and 632<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 33<\/a> and 80<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54022,"section_number":"64.2-1624","catch_line":"Construction of authority generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1624\/"},{"id":62615,"section_number":"64.2-1625","catch_line":"Real property","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1625\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62528,"section_number":"64.2-124","catch_line":"Disclosure of other digital assets of principal","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-124\/"},{"id":62615,"section_number":"64.2-1625","catch_line":"Real property","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1625\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275249,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71735,"identifier":"64.2-1622","token":"64.2\/IV\/B\/16\/2\/64.2-1622","url":"\/64.2-1622\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-1622\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/B\/16\/2\/64.2-1622","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority that requires specific grant; grant of general authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-1622","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Subject to the provisions of subsection H, an agent<\/span> under a power of attorney<\/span> may do the following on behalf of the principal<\/span> or with the principal<\/span>’s property<\/span> only if the power of attorney<\/span> expressly grants the agent<\/span> the authority and exercise of the authority is not otherwise prohibited or limited by another statute<\/span>, agreement, or instrument to which the authority or property<\/span> is subject: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Create, amend<\/span>, revoke, or terminate an inter vivos trust; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Make a gift; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Create or change rights of survivorship; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Create or change a beneficiary designation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Delegate authority granted under the power of attorney<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Waive<\/span> the principal<\/span>’s right to be a beneficiary of a joint and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under a retirement plan; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Exercise fiduciary<\/span> powers that the principal<\/span> has authority to delegate; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Have authority over the content of an electronic<\/span> communication of the principal<\/span> as provided by § 64.2-123<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding a grant of authority to do an act described in subsection A or H, unless the power of attorney<\/span> otherwise provides, an agent<\/span> that is not an ancestor, spouse, or descendant of the principal<\/span> may not exercise authority under a power of attorney<\/span> to create in the agent<\/span>, or in an individual to whom the agent<\/span> owes a legal obligation of support, an interest in the principal<\/span>’s property<\/span>, whether by gift, right of survivorship, beneficiary designation, disclaimer, or otherwise. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Subject to subsections A, B, D, and E, if a power of attorney<\/span> grants to an agent<\/span> authority to do all acts that a principal<\/span> could do, the agent<\/span> has the general authority described in § 64.2-124<\/a> and §§ 64.2-1625<\/a> through 64.2-1637<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Unless the power of attorney<\/span> otherwise provides and subject to subsection H, a grant of authority to make a gift is subject to § 64.2-1638<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Subject to subsections A, B, and D, if the subjects over which authority is granted in a power of attorney<\/span> are similar or overlap, the broadest authority controls. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Authority granted in a power of attorney<\/span> is exercisable with respect to property<\/span> that the principal<\/span> has when the power of attorney<\/span> is executed or acquires later, whether or not the property<\/span> is located in the Commonwealth and whether or not the authority is exercised or the power of attorney<\/span> is executed in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> An act performed by an agent<\/span> pursuant to a power of attorney<\/span> has the same effect and inures to the benefit of and binds the principal<\/span> and the principal<\/span>’s successors in interest as if the principal<\/span> had performed the act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

H.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, if a power of attorney<\/span> grants to an agent<\/span> authority to do all acts that a principal<\/span> could do, the agent<\/span> shall have the authority to make gifts in any amount of any of the principal<\/span>’s property<\/span> to any individuals or to organizations described in §§ 170(c) and 2522(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or corresponding future provisions of federal tax law<\/span>, or both, in accordance with the principal<\/span>’s personal history of making or joining in the making of lifetime gifts. This subsection shall not in any way impair the right or power of any principal<\/span>, by express words in the power of attorney<\/span>, to authorize, or limit the authority of, an agent<\/span> to make gifts of the principal<\/span>’s property<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIFIC GRANT; GRANT OF GENERAL AUTHORITY (\u00a7\n64.2-1622)\n\nA. Subject to the provisions of subsection H, an agent under a power of attorney\nmay do the following on behalf of the principal or with the principal’s\nproperty only if the power of attorney expressly grants the agent the authority\nand exercise of the authority is not otherwise prohibited or limited by another\nstatute, agreement, or instrument to which the authority or property is subject:\n\n 1. Create, amend, revoke, or terminate an inter vivos trust;\n\n 2. Make a gift;\n\n 3. Create or change rights of survivorship;\n\n 4. Create or change a beneficiary designation;\n\n 5. Delegate authority granted under the power of attorney;\n\n 6. Waive the principal’s right to be a beneficiary of a joint and\n survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under a retirement plan;\n\n 7. Exercise fiduciary powers that the principal has authority to delegate; or\n\n 8. Have authority over the content of an electronic communication of the\n principal as provided by § 64.2-123.\n\nB. Notwithstanding a grant of authority to do an act described in subsection A\nor H, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent that is not an\nancestor, spouse, or descendant of the principal may not exercise authority\nunder a power of attorney to create in the agent, or in an individual to whom\nthe agent owes a legal obligation of support, an interest in the\nprincipal’s property, whether by gift, right of survivorship, beneficiary\ndesignation, disclaimer, or otherwise.\n\nC. Subject to subsections A, B, D, and E, if a power of attorney grants to an\nagent authority to do all acts that a principal could do, the agent has the\ngeneral authority described in § 64.2-124 and §§ 64.2-1625\nthrough 64.2-1637.\n\nD. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to subsection H,\na grant of authority to make a gift is subject to § 64.2-1638.\n\nE. Subject to subsections A, B, and D, if the subjects over which authority is\ngranted in a power of attorney are similar or overlap, the broadest authority\ncontrols.\n\nF. Authority granted in a power of attorney is exercisable with respect to\nproperty that the principal has when the power of attorney is executed or\nacquires later, whether or not the property is located in the Commonwealth and\nwhether or not the authority is exercised or the power of attorney is executed\nin the Commonwealth.\n\nG. An act performed by an agent pursuant to a power of attorney has the same\neffect and inures to the benefit of and binds the principal and the\nprincipal’s successors in interest as if the principal had performed the\nact.\n\nH. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, if a power of attorney grants\nto an agent authority to do all acts that a principal could do, the agent shall\nhave the authority to make gifts in any amount of any of the principal’s\nproperty to any individuals or to organizations described in §§ 170(c)\nand 2522(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or corresponding future provisions of\nfederal tax law, or both, in accordance with the principal’s personal\nhistory of making or joining in the making of lifetime gifts. This subsection\nshall not in any way impair the right or power of any principal, by express\nwords in the power of attorney, to authorize, or limit the authority of, an\nagent to make gifts of the principal’s property.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 455, 632, \u00a7 26-95; 2012, c. 614; 2017, cc. 33, 80.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}