Indiana § 30-5-9-8 - Good faith purchasers; persons accepting authority of attorney in fact
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§ 30-5-9-8. Good faith purchasers; persons accepting authority of attorney in fact
Sec. 8. (a) A good faith purchaser from a person who has obtained an interest in property from an attorney in fact is not liable to the principal, the heirs or assigns of the principal, or the personal representative of the estate of the principal.
(b) A person accepting the authority of an attorney in fact to exercise a power granted under a power of attorney is not liable to the principal, the heirs and assigns of the principal, or the personal representative of the principal if:
(1) the person has no actual notice of the revocation of the power of attorney before the transaction;
(2) the person has no actual knowledge of the death of the principal; or
(3) the person has no actual knowledge that the duration of the power of attorney specified in the power of attorney, if a duration is specified, has not expired.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 30-5-9-8 ("Good faith purchasers; persons accepting authority of attorney in fact") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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