50 USC 4022 - Power of attorney

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 09, 2024

§ 4022.

Power of attorney

(a)

Automatic extension

A power of attorney of a servicemember shall be automatically extended for the period the servicemember is in a missing status (as defined in section 551(2) of title 37) if the power of attorney—

(1)

was duly executed by the servicemember—

(A)

while in military service; or

(B)

before entry into military service but after the servicemember—

(i)

received a call or order to report for military service; or

(ii)

was notified by an official of the Department of Defense that the person could receive a call or order to report for military service;

(2)

designates the servicemember’s spouse, parent, or other named relative as the servicemember’s attorney in fact for certain, specified, or all purposes; and

(3)

expires by its terms after the servicemember entered a missing status.

(b)

Limitation on power of attorney extension

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title VII, § 702, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2861.)

cite as: 50 USC 4022