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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60293</law_id><section_number>64.2-1623</section_number><catch_line>Incorporation of authority</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="64.2">Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Fiduciaries and Guardians</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="B">Powers of Attorney</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="16">Uniform Power of Attorney Act</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="2">Authority</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> An <span class="dictionary">agent</span> has authority described in this article if the <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> refers to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for the subjects stated in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Real property" href="/64.2-1625/">64.2-1625</a> through <a class="law" title="Gifts" href="/64.2-1638/">64.2-1638</a>, or cites the section in which the authority is described. <a id="paragraph-220457" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1623/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A reference in a <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> to general authority with respect to the descriptive term for a subject in &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Real property" href="/64.2-1625/">64.2-1625</a> through <a class="law" title="Gifts" href="/64.2-1638/">64.2-1638</a> or a <span class="dictionary">citation</span> to a section of &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Real property" href="/64.2-1625/">64.2-1625</a> through <a class="law" title="Gifts" href="/64.2-1638/">64.2-1638</a> incorporates the entire section as if it were set out in full in the <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span>. <a id="paragraph-220458" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1623/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> A <span class="dictionary">principal</span> may modify authority incorporated by reference. <a id="paragraph-220459" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1623/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2010, cc. 455, 632, &#xA7; 26-96; 2012, c. 614.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
