North Carolina § 32C-2-219 - Certain acts authorized by the court.
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§ 32C-2-219. Certain acts authorized by the court.
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an agent under a power of attorney that does not expressly grant the agent the authority to do an act described in G.S. 32C-2-201(a) may petition the court for authority to do the act described in G.S. 32C-2-201(a) that is reasonable under the circumstances. This section shall not apply to the authority of an agent to make a gift pursuant to G.S. 32C-2-218. History (2017-153, s. 1.) NORTH CAROLINA COMMENT This section, which is not a part of the Uniform Power of Attorney Act and is new to North Carolina power of attorney law, was added to allow an agent to petition the court for authority to do any act described in G.S. 32C 2 201(a), other than the authority to make gifts, that was not expressly granted to the agent in the power of attorney. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-153, s. 3, provides, in part: "The Revisor of Statutes shall cause to be printed, as annotations to the published General Statutes, all relevant portions of the Official Comments to the Uniform Power of Attorney Act (2006) and all explanatory comments of the drafters of this act as the Revisor may deem appropriate."
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Section 32C-2-219 ("Certain acts authorized by the court.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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