Utah Code § 75A-2-203

Construction of authority generally
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Except as otherwise provided in the power of attorney, by executing a power of attorney that
incorporates by reference a subject described in Sections 75A-2-204 through 75A-2-217 or
that grants to an agent authority to do all acts that a principal could do pursuant to Subsection
75A-2-201(3), 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, 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;
(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.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 364, 2024 General Session

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