Oklahoma § 58-3026 - Construction of authority generally

§ 58-3026. 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 27 through 40 of this act or that

grants to an agent authority to do all acts that a principal could

do pursuant to subsection C of Section 24 of this act, a principal

authorizes the agent, with respect to that subject, to:

1. 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;

2. 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;

3. 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;

4. Initiate, participate in or submit to alternative dispute

resolution, and 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;

5. 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;

6. Engage, compensate and discharge an attorney, accountant,

discretionary investment manager, expert witness or other advisor;

7. Prepare, execute, and file a record, report or other

document to safeguard or promote the principal's interest under a

statute or regulation;

8. Communicate with any representative or employee of a

government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality,

on behalf of the principal;

9. Access communications intended for, and communicate on

behalf of, the principal, whether by mail, electronic transmission,

telephone or other means; and

10. Do any lawful act with respect to the subject and all

property related to the subject.

Added by Laws 2021, c. 332, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.