Uniform Power of Attorney Act states
Which states have adopted the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, and when it took effect.
States that have not adopted the Uniform Act still have their own power of attorney law. The state page explains it.
| State | Adopted | Effective | Law |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | Alabama Uniform Power of Attorney Act | ||
No | Powers of attorney, AS 13.26.600 to 13.26.695 | ||
No | Powers of Attorney | ||
Arkansas Not covered yet: LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
No | Power of Attorney Law; Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Act | ||
Yes | January 1, 2010 (HB 09-1198) | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Connecticut Not covered yet: LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
No | Durable Personal Powers of Attorney Act | ||
Yes | February 23, 2023 | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
No | Florida Power of Attorney Act (Part II of Chapter 709, Florida Statutes) | ||
Yes | July 1, 2017 | Georgia Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Yes | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | ||
Yes | 2008 (2008 Idaho Sess. Laws ch. 186) | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
No | Illinois Power of Attorney Act; Article III is the 'Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney for Property Law' | ||
No | Powers of Attorney | ||
Yes | July 1, 2014 | Iowa Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
No | Kansas power of attorney act | ||
Yes | July 14, 2018 | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Louisiana Not covered yet: LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
Yes | Maine Uniform Power of Attorney Act | ||
No | Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act | ||
No | Durable power of attorney, Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code | ||
Yes | July 1, 2024 | Uniform Power of Attorney Act (1998 PA 386 sections on durable powers replaced; 2023 PA 187, MCL 556.201 to 556.505) | |
No | Powers of Attorney (Minnesota Statutes chapter 523) | ||
Mississippi Not covered yet: LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
No | Durable Power of Attorney Law of Missouri | ||
Montana Not covered yet: LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
Yes | January 1, 2013 | Nebraska Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Nevada Not covered yet: LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
New Hampshire Not covered yet: court self-help · LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
No | Revised Durable Power of Attorney Act | ||
New Mexico Not covered yet: court self-help · LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
No | New York General Obligations Law, Article 5, Title 15 | ||
Yes | January 1, 2018 | North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Chapter 32C of the General Statutes) | |
No | Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act | ||
Yes | March 22, 2012 | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Yes | November 1, 2021 | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
No | Powers of Attorney | ||
No | Powers of Attorney (20 Pa.C.S. Chapter 56) | ||
No | Rhode Island Short Form Power of Attorney Act and powers of attorney rules in chapter 34-22 | ||
Yes | January 1, 2017 | South Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Yes | July 1, 2020 | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Tennessee Not covered yet: court self-help · LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
Yes | 2017-09-01 | Durable Power of Attorney Act | |
Yes | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | ||
Yes | July 1, 2023 | Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Yes | July 1, 2010 | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Yes | January 1, 2017 | Washington Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Yes | 2012 (HB 4390, 2012 Regular Session) | Uniform Power of Attorney Act | |
Wisconsin Not covered yet: LawHelp.org | Not covered yet | ||
Yes | January 1, 2018 | Uniform Power of Attorney Act |
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