IC 30-5-8
    Chapter 8. Reliance Upon a Power of Attorney

IC 30-5-8-1
Effect of acts performed under power of attorney
    Sec. 1. All acts performed by an attorney in fact under a power ofattorney have the same effect, provide the same benefit, and bind theprincipal and the principal's successors in interest in the same manneras if the principal were competent, not incapacitated, and had actedon the principal's own behalf.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.

IC 30-5-8-2
Presumption of validity; actual knowledge of invalidity
    Sec. 2. A written power of attorney that purports to be signed bythe principal named in the power of attorney is presumed valid. Aparty may rely on the presumption of validity unless the party hasactual knowledge that the power was not validly executed.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.

IC 30-5-8-3
Signature of attorney in fact as attestation; conclusive proof
    Sec. 3. A signature of the attorney in fact that identifies theprincipal and the attorney in fact, or a similar written disclosure, isan attestation and is conclusive proof to a party relying on theattestation, except a party with actual knowledge that the attestationis false, that:
        (1) the principal was competent at the time the power ofattorney was executed;
        (2) the attorney in fact does not have actual knowledge of thetermination of the power of attorney;
        (3) in the case of a successor attorney in fact, the originalattorney in fact has failed or ceased to serve, and the successorattorney in fact is empowered to act on behalf of the principal;and
        (4) if the effective date of the power of attorney begins upon theoccurrence of a certain event, the event has occurred and theattorney in fact is able to act under the power of attorney.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.

IC 30-5-8-4
Investigation not required
    Sec. 4. A person relying on the power of attorney or theattestation of the attorney in fact is not required to investigate any ofthe following:
        (1) Whether the power of attorney is valid.
        (2) Whether the attorney in fact is authorized to act.
        (3) What the attorney in fact does with property delivered to theattorney in fact.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.
IC 30-5-8-5
Copy of power of attorney; certification
    Sec. 5. A copy of the power of attorney has the same force andeffect as the original power of attorney if the attorney in fact certifiesthat the copy is a true and correct copy.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.

IC 30-5-8-6
Concurrent appointments; independent execution
    Sec. 6. Appointments made under this article, IC 16-36-4, andIC 16-36-1 can be made concurrently and will be given full effectunder the law. However, the appointments may be executedindependently and remain valid in their own right.
As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-1993,SEC.159.

IC 30-5-8-7
Reliance on power of attorney; immunity
    Sec. 7. (a) A person who acts in good faith reliance on a power ofattorney is immune from liability to the same extent as if the personhad dealt directly with the named principal and the named principalhad been competent and not incapacitated.
    (b) The named attorney in fact may furnish an affidavit to aperson that states, to the best knowledge of the attorney in fact:
        (1) that the instrument relied on by the person is a true copy ofthe power of attorney;
        (2) that the named principal is alive;
        (3) that the power of attorney was validly granted and executed;
        (4) that the relevant powers granted to the attorney in fact havenot been altered or terminated;
        (5) in the case of a successor attorney in fact, that the originalattorney in fact has failed or ceased to serve and the successorattorney in fact is empowered to act on behalf of the principal;and
        (6) if the effective date of the power of attorney begins upon theoccurrence of a certain event, that the event has occurred andthe attorney in fact is authorized to act under the power ofattorney.
    (c) A person who:
        (1) relies on an affidavit described in subsection (b); and
        (2) acts in good faith;
is immune from liability that might otherwise arise from the person'saction in reliance on the power of attorney that is the subject of theaffidavit.
As added by P.L.238-2005, SEC.51.