Vermont Code § 14 V.S.A. § 4015

Exoneration of agent
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§ 4015. Exoneration of agent
A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty
is binding on the principal and the principal’s successors in interest except to the
extent the provision:
(1) relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed:
(A) dishonestly;
(B) in bad faith;
(C) with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney;
(D) through willful misconduct;
(E) through gross negligence; or
(F) with actual fraud; or
(2) was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with
the principal.

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