New Mexico § 45-5B-203 - Construction of authority generally

§ 45-5B-203. Construction of authority generally

Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, by executing a power of attorney

that incorporates by reference a subject described in Sections 204 through 217 of

the Uniform Power of Attorney Act or that grants to an agent authority to do all acts

that a principal could do pursuant to Subsection C of Section 201 of that act, a principal

authorizes the agent, with respect to that subject, to: A. 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; B. 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; C. 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's property and

attaching it to the power of attorney; D. 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; E. seek on the principal's behalf the assistance of a court or other governmental

agency to carry out an act authorized in the power of attorney; F. engage, compensate and discharge an attorney, accountant, discretionary investment

manager, expert witness or other advisor; G. prepare, execute and file a record, report or other document to safeguard or promote

the principal's interest under a statute or regulation; H. communicate with any representative or employee of a government or governmental

subdivision, agency or instrumentality on behalf of the principal; I. access communications intended for and communicate on behalf of the principal,

whether by mail, electronic transmission, telephone or other means; and J. do any lawful act with respect to the subject and all property related to the subject.