Virginia HB 96: Power of attorney; witness or notary public.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 96 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled December 11, 2019 

A BILL to amend and reenact � 64.2-1603 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to power of attorney; witness or notary 
 public. 
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Patrons-- Miyares and Lopez 

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 64.2-1603 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted as follows:

� 64.2-1603. Execution of power of attorney.

A power of attorney shall be signed (i) by the principal or in the principal's conscious 
 presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the 
 principal's name on the power of attorney and (ii) 
 for a power of attorney signed on or after July 1, 2020, 
 in the presence of at least one witness or before a notary 
 public. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to 
 be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or 
 other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments. A power of attorney 
 in order to be recordable shall satisfy the requirements of � 55.1-600.