Section 4303 Of Chapter 5. Relations With Third Persons From California Probate Code >> Division 4.5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5.
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. (a) A third person who acts in good faith reliance on a power
of attorney is not liable to the principal or to any other person
for so acting if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) The power of attorney is presented to the third person by the
attorney-in-fact designated in the power of attorney.
(2) The power of attorney appears on its face to be valid.
(3) The power of attorney includes a notary public's certificate
of acknowledgment or is signed by two witnesses.
(b) Nothing in this section is intended to create an implication
that a third person is liable for acting in reliance on a power of
attorney under circumstances where the requirements of subdivision
(a) are not satisfied. Nothing in this section affects any immunity
that may otherwise exist apart from this section.