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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68350</law_id><section_number>64.2-1636</section_number><catch_line>Retirement plans</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> In this section, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">retirement plan</span>&#x201D; means a plan or account created by an employer, the <span class="dictionary">principal</span>, or another individual to provide retirement benefits or deferred compensation of which the <span class="dictionary">principal</span> is a participant, beneficiary, or owner, including a plan or account under the following sections of the Internal Revenue Code: <a id="paragraph-247514" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> An individual retirement account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 408, as amended; <a id="paragraph-247515" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A Roth individual retirement account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 408A, as amended; <a id="paragraph-247516" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A deemed individual retirement account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 408 (q), as amended; <a id="paragraph-247517" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> An annuity or mutual fund custodial account under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 403 (b), as amended; <a id="paragraph-247518" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> A pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other <span class="dictionary">retirement plan</span> qualified under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 401 (a), as amended; <a id="paragraph-247519" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> A plan under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 457 (b), as amended; and <a id="paragraph-247520" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#A6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> A nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Internal Revenue Code 26 U.S.C. &#xA7; 409A, as amended. <a id="paragraph-247521" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#A7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Unless the <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> otherwise provides, language in a <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> granting general authority with respect to <span class="dictionary">retirement plans</span> authorizes the <span class="dictionary">agent</span> to: <a id="paragraph-247522" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Select the form and timing of payments under a <span class="dictionary">retirement plan</span> and withdraw benefits from a plan; <a id="paragraph-247523" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Make a rollover, including a direct <span class="dictionary">trustee</span>-to-<span class="dictionary">trustee</span> rollover, of benefits from one <span class="dictionary">retirement plan</span> to another; <a id="paragraph-247524" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Establish a <span class="dictionary">retirement plan</span> in the <span class="dictionary">principal</span>&#x2019;s name; <a id="paragraph-247525" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Make contributions to a <span class="dictionary">retirement plan</span>; <a id="paragraph-247526" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Exercise investment powers available under a <span class="dictionary">retirement plan</span>; and <a id="paragraph-247527" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Borrow from, sell <span class="dictionary">assets</span> to, or purchase <span class="dictionary">assets</span> from a <span class="dictionary">retirement plan</span>. <a id="paragraph-247528" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/64.2-1636/#B6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2010, cc. 455, 632, &#xA7; 26-109; 2012, c. 614.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
