The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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AUTHORITY
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 4036)
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§ 4036. Stocks and bonds
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting
general authority with respect to stocks and bonds authorizes the agent to:
(1) buy, sell, and exchange stocks and bonds;
(2) establish, continue, modify, or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds;
(3) pledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment
of a debt of the principal;
(4) receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds;
and
(5) exercise voting rights with respect to stocks and bonds in person or by proxy, enter
into voting trusts, and consent to limitations on the right to vote. (Added 2023, No. 60, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)