2020 Utah Code
Title 75 - Utah Uniform Probate Code
Chapter 9 - Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Part 1 - General Provisions
Section 115 - Exoneration of agent.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 75-9-115 (2020)
Effective 5/10/2016
75-9-115. Exoneration of agent.
A provision in a power of attorney relieving an agent of liability for breach of duty is binding on the principal and the principal's successors in interest except to the extent the provision:
  • (1) relieves the agent of liability for breach of duty committed dishonestly, with an improper motive, or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the power of attorney or the best interest of the principal; or
  • (2) was inserted as a result of an abuse of a confidential or fiduciary relationship with the principal.


Enacted by Chapter 256, 2016 General Session
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