                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY GENERALLY (§ 64.2-1624)

Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, by executing a power of
attorney that incorporates by reference a subject described in §§ 64.2-1625
through 64.2-1638 or that grants to an agent authority to do all acts that a
principal could do pursuant to subsection C of § 64.2-1622, a principal
authorizes the agent, with respect to that subject, to:

1. Demand, receive, and obtain by litigation or otherwise, money or another
thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled,
and conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything so received or obtained for the
purposes intended;

2. Contract in any manner with any person, on terms agreeable to the agent, to
accomplish a purpose of a transaction and perform, rescind, cancel, terminate,
reform, restate, release, or modify the contract or another contract made by or
on behalf of the principal;

3. Execute, acknowledge, seal, deliver, file, or record any instrument or
communication the agent considers desirable to accomplish a purpose of a
transaction, including creating at any time a schedule listing some or all of
the principal&#8217;s property and attaching it to the power of attorney;

4. Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle,
oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim existing in
favor of or against the principal or intervene in litigation relating to the
claim;

5. Seek on the principal&#8217;s behalf the assistance of a court or other
governmental agency to carry out an act authorized in the power of attorney;

6. Engage, compensate, and discharge an attorney, accountant, discretionary
investment manager, expert witness, or other advisor;

7. Prepare, execute, and file a record, report, or other document to safeguard
or promote the principal&#8217;s interest under a statute or regulation;

8. Communicate with any representative or employee of a government or
governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, on behalf of the
principal;

9. Access communications intended for, and communicate on behalf of the
principal, whether by mail, electronic transmission, telephone, or other means;
and

10. Do any lawful act with respect to the subject and all property related to
the subject.

HISTORY: 2010, cc. 455, 632, § 26-97; 2012, c. 614.