Bill Text: MA H1721 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further regulate the durable powers of attorneys
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/17 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A1 [H1721 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1721-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Angelo M. Scaccia
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act Further Regulating Durable Power of Attorney.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
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Angelo M. Scaccia William F. Galvin |
14th Suffolk Secretary of the Commonwealth |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Further Regulating Durable Power of Attorney.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1, Subsection of Section 1 of Chapter 201B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended as follows: by adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows:
any person acting under a durable power of attorney shall have an obligation to act in good faith towards the principal who conferred the power.
Section 2, Chapter 201B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 5 as now appearing a new section as follows:
5A. A person exercising authority under a durable power of attorney shall be liable for deliberate breach of their fiduciary duty.
