ASSEMBLY, No. 2871

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED MAY 1, 1997

 

 

By Assemblyman DeSOPO, Assemblywoman WRIGHT, Assemblymen Cottrell, Malone, Moran, Assemblywoman Heck, Assemblymen Talarico, Kramer and LeFevre

 

 

An Act concerning powers of attorney in certain circumstances.

 

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

    1. Any power of attorney shall be signed by the principal and attested by two witnesses or signed by the principal and notarized by a notary public.

    For purposes of this section, "power of attorney" means a duly signed and acknowledged written document in which a principal authorizes an agent to act on his behalf; and "principal" means a person 60 years of age or older executing a power of attorney.

 

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

    This bill provides that if a principal is a person 60 years of age or older, the power of attorney shall be signed by the principal and attested by two witnesses or signed by the principal and notarized by a notary public.

 

 

                             

Requires witnesses or notary public in executing power of attorney for senior citizens.