PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 298
PRINTER'S NO. 1185
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
299
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, COHEN, KOTIK, SCHLOSSBERG, O'BRIEN,
McNEILL, FREEMAN, GODSHALL, DAVIDSON, YOUNGBLOOD, MATZIE,
DEASY, KORTZ, SNYDER, MURT, PETRI, MULLERY, THOMAS, WATSON,
ROZZI, KINSEY, FLYNN, BISHOP, QUINN, D. COSTA, HARKINS, KIM,
SONNEY, BROWNLEE, DAVIS, BLOOM, MAHONEY, FABRIZIO AND
McCARTER, FEBRUARY 2, 2015
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 14, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in powers of attorney,
further providing for general provisions and for durable
powers of attorney.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 5601(d) 5601(C) AND (D) and 5604(d) of
Title 20 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended
to read:
§ 5601. General provisions.
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(C) NOTICE.--ALL POWERS OF ATTORNEY SHALL INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING NOTICE IN CAPITAL LETTERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
POWER OF ATTORNEY. THE NOTICE SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PRINCIPAL.
IN THE ABSENCE OF A SIGNED NOTICE, UPON A CHALLENGE TO THE
AUTHORITY OF AN AGENT TO EXERCISE A POWER UNDER THE POWER OF
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