Probate Code section 4686

Unless the power of attorney for health care provides a time of termination, the authority of the agent is exercisable notwithstanding any lapse of time since execution of the power of attorney.

Source: Section 4686, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4686. (updated Jan. 1, 2000; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_4686

Original Source: Section 4686, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=4686. (last accessed May 12, 2025).