Probate Code section 4155

(a)

Subject to subdivision (b), the authority of an attorney-in-fact under a nondurable power of attorney is terminated by the incapacity of the principal to contract.

(b)

An attorney-in-fact or third person who does not have notice of the incapacity of the principal is protected from liability as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4300).

(c)

This section is not subject to limitation in the power of attorney.

Source: Section 4155, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4155.­ (updated Aug. 3, 1995; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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