Ala. Code § 26-1A-302
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Section 26-1A-302 Agent’s Certification
Official statutory text
A document substantially in the following format may be used by an agent to certify facts concerning a power of attorney.
AGENT’S CERTIFICATION AS TO THE VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY AND AGENT’S AUTHORITY
State of _____________________________
[County] of___________________________
I, _________________________________________ (Name of Agent), [certify] under penalty of perjury that ________________________________
(Name of Principal)
granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated ________________________.
I further [certify] that to my knowledge:
(1) the Principal is alive and has not revoked the Power of Attorney or my authority to act under the Power of Attorney and the Power of Attorney and my authority to act under the Power of Attorney have not terminated;
(2) if the Power of Attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred;
(3) if I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve; and
(4) __________________________________________
_________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
(Insert other relevant statements)
SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
_________________________________________________
Agent’s Signature Date:
_________________________________________________
Agent’s Name Printed:
_________________________________________________
Agent’s Address:
_________________________________________________
Agent’s Telephone Number:
_________________________________________________
This document was acknowledged before me on
________________________________________________,
(Date)
by______________________________________________.
(Name of Agent)
___________________________________________ (Seal, if any)
Signature of Notary
My commission expires: ________________________
[This document prepared by:
___________________________________________]
AGENT’S CERTIFICATION AS TO THE VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY AND AGENT’S AUTHORITY
State of _____________________________
[County] of___________________________
I, _________________________________________ (Name of Agent), [certify] under penalty of perjury that ________________________________
(Name of Principal)
granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated ________________________.
I further [certify] that to my knowledge:
(1) the Principal is alive and has not revoked the Power of Attorney or my authority to act under the Power of Attorney and the Power of Attorney and my authority to act under the Power of Attorney have not terminated;
(2) if the Power of Attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred;
(3) if I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve; and
(4) __________________________________________
_________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
(Insert other relevant statements)
SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
_________________________________________________
Agent’s Signature Date:
_________________________________________________
Agent’s Name Printed:
_________________________________________________
Agent’s Address:
_________________________________________________
Agent’s Telephone Number:
_________________________________________________
This document was acknowledged before me on
________________________________________________,
(Date)
by______________________________________________.
(Name of Agent)
___________________________________________ (Seal, if any)
Signature of Notary
My commission expires: ________________________
[This document prepared by:
___________________________________________]
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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