Indiana § 30-5-4-1 - Validity of power; conditions
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 30-5-4-1 — Validity of power; conditions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30-5-4-1. Validity of power; conditions
Sec. 1. (a) To be valid, a power of attorney must meet the following conditions:
(1) Be in writing.
(2) Name an attorney in fact.
(3) Give the attorney in fact the power to act on behalf of the principal.
(4) Be signed by the principal or at the principal's direction:
(A) in the presence of a notary public; or
(B) in the presence of witnesses as described under sections 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, and 1.9 of this chapter.
(b) In the case of a power of attorney signed at the direction of the principal, the notary must state that the individual who signed the power of attorney on behalf of the principal did so at the principal's direction.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.101-2008, SEC.9; P.L.185-2021, SEC.18.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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