(a) A power of attorney executed in this state on or after October 1, 2016, is valid if its execution complies with section 1-350d.
(b) A power of attorney executed in this state before October 1, 2016, is valid if its execution complied with the law of this state as it existed at the time of execution.
(c) A power of attorney executed other than in this state is valid in this state if, when the power of attorney was executed, the execution complied with:
(1) The law of the jurisdiction that determines the meaning and effect of the power of attorney pursuant to section 1-350f; or
(2) The requirements for a military power of attorney pursuant to 10 USC 1044b, as amended from time to time.
(d) Except as otherwise provided by statute, other than sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, or unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original power of attorney has the same effect as the original.
(P.A. 15-240, S. 6; P.A. 16-40, S. 1, 9.)
History: P.A. 15-240 effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 16-40 changed effective date of P.A. 15-240, S. 6, from July 1, 2016, to October 1, 2016, effective May 27, 2016, and amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by substituting “October 1, 2016” for “October 1, 2015”, effective October 1, 2016.