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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71735,"section_number":"64.2-1622","catch_line":"Authority that requires specific grant; grant of general authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1622\/"},{"id":62615,"section_number":"64.2-1625","catch_line":"Real property","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1625\/"},{"id":65446,"section_number":"64.2-1638","catch_line":"Gifts","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1638\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275257,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54022,"identifier":"64.2-1624","token":"64.2\/IV\/B\/16\/2\/64.2-1624","url":"\/64.2-1624\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-1624\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/B\/16\/2\/64.2-1624","dublin_core":{"Title":"Construction of authority generally","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-1624","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney<\/span>, by executing a power of attorney<\/span> that incorporates by reference a subject described in \u00a7\u00a7 64.2-1625<\/a> through 64.2-1638<\/a> or that grants to an agent<\/span> authority to do all acts that a principal<\/span> could do pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 64.2-1622<\/a>, a principal<\/span> authorizes the agent<\/span>, with respect to that subject, to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Demand, receive, and obtain by litigation<\/span> or otherwise, money or another thing of value<\/span> to which the principal<\/span> is, may become, or claims to be entitled, and conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything so received or obtained for the purposes intended; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Contract<\/span> in any manner with any person<\/span>, on terms agreeable to the agent<\/span>, to accomplish a purpose of a transaction and perform, rescind, cancel, terminate, reform, restate, release, or modify the contract<\/span> or another contract<\/span> made by or on behalf of the principal<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Execute, acknowledge, seal, deliver, file, or record<\/span> any instrument or communication the agent<\/span> considers desirable to accomplish a purpose of a transaction, including creating at any time a schedule listing some or all of the principal<\/span>’s property<\/span> and attaching it to the power of attorney<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution<\/span>, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim existing in favor of or against the principal<\/span> or intervene in litigation<\/span> relating to the claim; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Seek on the principal<\/span>’s behalf the assistance of a court<\/span> or other governmental agency to carry out an act authorized in the power of attorney<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Engage, compensate, and discharge an attorney, accountant, discretionary investment manager, expert witness<\/span>, or other advisor; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Prepare, execute, and file a record<\/span>, report, or other document to safeguard or promote the principal<\/span>’s interest under a statute<\/span> or regulation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Communicate with any representative or employee of a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, on behalf of the principal<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Access communications intended for, and communicate on behalf of the principal<\/span>, whether by mail, electronic<\/span> transmission, telephone, or other means; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Do any lawful act with respect to the subject and all property<\/span> related to the subject. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY GENERALLY (\u00a7 64.2-1624)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, by executing a power of\nattorney that incorporates by reference a subject described in \u00a7\u00a7 64.2-1625\nthrough 64.2-1638 or that grants to an agent authority to do all acts that a\nprincipal could do pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 64.2-1622, a principal\nauthorizes the agent, with respect to that subject, to:\n\n1. Demand, receive, and obtain by litigation or otherwise, money or another\nthing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled,\nand conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything so received or obtained for the\npurposes intended;\n\n2. Contract in any manner with any person, on terms agreeable to the agent, to\naccomplish a purpose of a transaction and perform, rescind, cancel, terminate,\nreform, restate, release, or modify the contract or another contract made by or\non behalf of the principal;\n\n3. Execute, acknowledge, seal, deliver, file, or record any instrument or\ncommunication the agent considers desirable to accomplish a purpose of a\ntransaction, including creating at any time a schedule listing some or all of\nthe principal’s property and attaching it to the power of attorney;\n\n4. Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle,\noppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim existing in\nfavor of or against the principal or intervene in litigation relating to the\nclaim;\n\n5. Seek on the principal’s behalf the assistance of a court or other\ngovernmental agency to carry out an act authorized in the power of attorney;\n\n6. Engage, compensate, and discharge an attorney, accountant, discretionary\ninvestment manager, expert witness, or other advisor;\n\n7. Prepare, execute, and file a record, report, or other document to safeguard\nor promote the principal’s interest under a statute or regulation;\n\n8. Communicate with any representative or employee of a government or\ngovernmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, on behalf of the\nprincipal;\n\n9. Access communications intended for, and communicate on behalf of the\nprincipal, whether by mail, electronic transmission, telephone, or other means;\nand\n\n10. Do any lawful act with respect to the subject and all property related to\nthe subject.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 455, 632, \u00a7 26-97; 2012, c. 614.","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}}