Alabama § 26-1A-106 - Validity of Power of Attorney.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 26-1A-106 — Validity of Power of Attorney., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-1A-106. Validity of Power of Attorney.
(a) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after January 1, 2012, is valid if its execution complies with Section 26-1A-105.
(b) A power of attorney executed in this state before January 1, 2012, is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.
(c) A power of attorney executed other than in this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:
(1) the law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to Section 26-1A-107;
(2) the requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Section 1044b, as amended; or
(3) Alabama law.
(d) Except as otherwise provided by statute other than this chapter, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-1A-106 ("Validity of Power of Attorney.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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