Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

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1		-	Substitute Senate Bill No. 884
	1	+	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 884
	2	+	January Session, 2017 _____SB00884JUD___033017____
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3		-	Public Act No. 17-91
	4	+	General Assembly
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	6	+	Substitute Bill No. 884
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	8	+	January Session, 2017
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	10	+	_____SB00884JUD___033017____
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5	12		AN ACT ADOPTING THE CONNECTICUT UNIFORM RECOGNITION OF SUBSTITUTE DECISION-MAKING DOCUMENTS ACT AND REVISING THE CONNECTICUT UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT.
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7	14		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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9	16		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Sections 1 to 10, inclusive, of this act may be cited as the "Connecticut Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act".
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11	18		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) As used in sections 1 to 10, inclusive, of this act:
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13	20		(1) "Decision maker" means a person authorized to act for an individual under a substitute decision-making document, whether denominated a decision maker, agent, attorney-in-fact, proxy or representative or by another title. "Decision maker" includes an original decision maker, a co-decision maker, a successor decision maker and a person to which a decision maker's authority is delegated;
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15	22		(2) "Good faith" means honesty in fact;
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17	24		(3) "Health care" means a service or procedure to maintain, diagnose, treat or otherwise affect an individual's physical or mental condition;
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19	26		(4) "Person" means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, or other legal entity;
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21	28		(5) "Personal care" means an arrangement or service to provide an individual shelter, food, clothing, transportation, education, recreation, social contact or assistance with the activities of daily living;
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23	30		(6) "Property" means anything that may be subject to ownership, whether real or personal or legal or equitable, or any interest or right therein;
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25	32		(7) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form; and
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27	34		(8) "Substitute decision-making document" or "document" means a record created by an individual to authorize a decision maker to act for the individual with respect to property, health care or personal care.
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29	36		Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) (a) A substitute decision-making document for property executed outside this state is valid in this state if, when the document was executed, the execution complied with the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the document or, if no jurisdiction is indicated, the law of the jurisdiction in which the document was executed.
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31	38		(b) A substitute decision-making document for health care or personal care, including the appointment of a health care representative, executed outside this state is valid in this state if, when the document was executed, the execution complied with: (1) The law of the jurisdiction indicated in the document or, if no jurisdiction is indicated, the law of the jurisdiction in which the document was executed; or (2) the law of this state, other than sections 1 to 10, inclusive, of this act.
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33	40		(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, a photocopy or electronically transmitted copy of an original substitute decision-making document has the same effect as the original.
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35	42		Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) The meaning and effect of a substitute decision-making document and the authority of the decision maker are determined by the law of the jurisdiction indicated in the document or, if no jurisdiction is indicated, the law of the jurisdiction in which the document was executed.
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37	44		Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of section 1-56b and sections 1-350r, 19a-579b and 19a-580g of the general statutes, a person who in good faith accepts a substitute decision-making document without actual knowledge that the document is void, invalid or terminated, or that the authority of the purported decision maker is void, invalid or terminated, may assume without inquiry that the document is genuine, valid and still in effect and that the decision maker's authority is genuine, valid and still in effect.
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39	46		(b) A person who is asked to accept a substitute decision-making document may request and without further investigation rely on:
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41	48		(1) The decision maker's assertion of a fact concerning the individual for whom a decision will be made, the decision maker or the document;
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43	50		(2) A translation of the document if the document contains, in whole or in part, a language other than English; and
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45	52		(3) An opinion of counsel regarding any matter of law concerning the document if the person provides in a record the reason for the request.
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47	54		Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) (a) Except as provided in section 1-350s of the general statutes, a person who is asked to accept a substitute decision-making document shall accept within a reasonable time a document that purportedly meets the validity requirements of section 3 of this act. The person may not require an additional or different form of document for authority granted in the document presented.
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49	56		(b) A person who is asked to accept a substitute decision-making document is not required to accept the document if:
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51	58		(1) The person otherwise would not be required in the same circumstances to act if requested by the individual who executed the document;
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53	60		(2) The person has actual knowledge of the termination of the decision maker's authority or the document;
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55	62		(3) The person's request under subsection (b) of section 5 of this act for the decision maker's assertion of fact, a translation or an opinion of counsel is refused;
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57	64		(4) The person in good faith believes that the document is not valid or the decision maker does not have the authority to request a particular transaction or action; or
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59		-	(5) The person makes, or has actual knowledge that another person has made, a report to ~~an agency responsible~~ for ~~investigating allegations~~ of ~~abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment~~ stating a belief that the individual for whom a decision will be made may be subject to abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the decision maker or a person acting for or with the decision maker.
	66	+	(5) The person makes, or has actual knowledge that another person has made, a report to the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities or the Department of Social Services stating a belief that the individual for whom a decision will be made may be subject to abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment by the decision maker or a person acting for or with the decision maker.
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61	68		(c) A person who refuses to accept a substitute decision-making document in violation of this section is subject to:
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63	70		(1) A court order mandating acceptance of the document; and
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65	72		(2) Liability for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in an action or proceeding that mandates acceptance of the document.
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67	74		Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) The remedies under sections 1 to 10, inclusive, of this act are not exclusive and do not abrogate any right or remedy under any other law of this state.
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69	76		Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) In applying and construing sections 1 to 10, inclusive, of this act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among the states that enact it.
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71	78		Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Sections 1 to 10, inclusive, of this act, modify, limit and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of said act, 15 USC 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of said act, 15 USC 7003(b).
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73	80		Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act apply to a substitute decision-making document created before, on or after October 1, 2017.
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75		-	Sec. 11. Section 1-~~351~~ of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):
	82	+	Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 1-352 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):
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77		-	(a) ~~An agent under~~ a power of attorney ~~may perform~~ the ~~activities listed~~ in ~~this subsection on behalf of the principal or~~ with the ~~principal's property only if~~ the power of attorney ~~expressly grants~~ the ~~agent~~ the ~~authority to perform such activities and exercise~~ of ~~the authority to perform such activities is not otherwise prohibited~~ by ~~another agreement or instrument to which~~ the ~~authority or property is subject such as a trust agreement:~~
	84	+	(a) (1) The use of either the following short form or long form in the creation of a power of attorney is authorized, and, when used, the short form or long form shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive. The use of a document substantially in the form of either the short form, as set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection, or the long form, as set forth in subdivision (3) of this subsection, may be used to create a statutory power of attorney that has the meaning and effect prescribed in sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive. No provision of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, shall be construed to bar the use of any other or different form of power of attorney desired by the parties concerned.
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79		-	(1) ~~Create, amend, revoke, or terminate an inter vivos trust, provided, in the case~~ of ~~a trust established for a disabled person pursuant to 42 USC 1396p(d)(4)(A) or 42 USC 1396p(d)(4)(C), the creation of such trust by an agent shall be only as permitted by federal law;~~
	86	+	(2) "STATUTORY POWER OF ATTORNEY - SHORT FORM
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81		-	(2) Make a gift;
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83		-	(3) Create or change rights of survivorship;
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85		-	(4) Create or change a beneficiary designation;
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87		-	[(5) Delegate authority granted under the power of attorney; ]
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89		-	[(6)] (5) Waive the principal's right to be a beneficiary of a joint and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under a retirement plan;
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91		-	[(7)] (6) Exercise fiduciary powers that the principal has authority to delegate; [or]
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93		-	[(8)] (7) Disclaim property, including a power of appointment;
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95		-	(8) Exercise all powers the principal may have over any of the principal's digital device, digital asset, user account and electronically stored information, including any user account and digital asset that currently exists or may exist as technology develops, whether the same is in the principal's name or that the principal owns or lawfully uses jointly with any other individual; such powers include, but are not limited to, changing and circumventing the principal's username and password to gain access to such user accounts and information; transferring or withdrawing funds or other assets among or from such user accounts; and opening new user accounts in the principal's name, all as the agent determines is necessary or advisable. The principal may give the principal's lawful consent and authorizes the agent to access, manage, control, delete and terminate any electronically stored information and communications of the principal to the extent fully allowable under the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, 18 USC 2510 et seq., as amended from time to time, the Connecticut Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, and any other federal, state or international privacy law or other law. The agent is authorized to take any actions the principal is authorized to take under all applicable terms of service, terms of use, licensing and other account agreements or laws. To the extent a specific reference to any federal, state, local or international law is required in order to give effect to the provisions of this subdivision, the principal may provide that the principal's intention is to so reference such law, whether such law is now in existence or comes into existence or is amended after the date of execution of the power of attorney; or
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97		-	(9) With respect to any intellectual property interests of the principal, including, without limitation, copyrights, contracts for payments of royalties and trademarks, act in all ways with respect to such interests as if the agent were the owner thereof, including, without limitation, registering ownership, transferring ownership and recording documents to effectuate or memorialize such transfer, granting and revoking licenses, entering, terminating and enforcing agreements, defending ownership and conferring agency upon professionals to represent the principal's interests before governmental agencies, and in general, to exercise all powers with respect to the intellectual property that the principal could exercise if present.
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99		-	(b) Notwithstanding a grant of authority to perform an act described in subsection (a) of this section, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent [that is not an ancestor, spouse or descendant of the principal] may not exercise authority under a power of attorney to create in the agent, or [in an individual to whom the agent owes a legal obligation of support] a dependent of the agent, an interest in the principal's property, whether by gift, right of survivorship, beneficiary designation, disclaimer or otherwise.
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101		-	(c) Subject to the provisions set forth in subsections (a), (b), (d) and (e) of this section, if a power of attorney grants to an agent authority to perform all acts that a principal could perform, the agent has the general authority described in sections 1-351c to 1-351o, inclusive. Such general authority shall permit the agent to authorize another person to exercise the authority granted under the power of attorney.
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103		-	(d) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, a grant of authority to make a gift is subject to section 1-351p.
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105		-	(e) Subject to the provisions set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (d) of this section, if the subjects over which authority is granted in a power of attorney are similar or overlap, the broadest authority controls.
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107		-	(f) Authority granted in a power of attorney is exercisable with respect to property that the principal has when the power of attorney is executed or acquires later, whether or not the property is located in this state and whether or not the authority is exercised or the power of attorney is executed in this state.
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109		-	(g) An act performed by an agent pursuant to a power of attorney has the same effect and inures to the benefit of and binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest as if the principal had performed the act.
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111		-	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 1-352 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):
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113		-	(a) (1) [The use of either the following short form or long form in the creation of a power of attorney is authorized, and, when used, the short form or long form shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive. ] A document substantially in the form of either the short form, as set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection, or the long form, as set forth in subdivision (3) of this subsection, may be used to create a statutory power of attorney that has the meaning and effect prescribed in sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive. No provision of sections 1-350 to 1-353b, inclusive, shall be construed to bar the use of any other or different form of power of attorney desired by the parties concerned.
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115		-	(2) "DURABLE STATUTORY POWER OF ATTORNEY - SHORT FORM
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117		-	Notice: The powers granted by this document are broad and sweeping. They are defined in the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act, which expressly permits the use of any other or different form of power of attorney desired by the parties concerned. The grantor of any power of attorney or the agent may make application to a [court of probate] Probate Court for an accounting as provided in subsection [(b)] (d) of section 45a-175 of the general statutes. This power of attorney does not authorize the agent to make health care decisions for you.
	88	+	Notice: The powers granted by this document are broad and sweeping. They are defined in the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act, which expressly permits the use of any other or different form of power of attorney desired by the parties concerned. The grantor of any power of attorney or the agent may make application to a court of probate for an accounting as provided in subsection [(b)] (d) of section 45a-175 of the general statutes. This power of attorney does not authorize the agent to make health care decisions for you.
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119	90		Know All Persons by These Presents, which are intended to constitute a GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY pursuant to the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act:
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121	92		That I .... (insert name and address of the principal) do hereby appoint .... (insert name and address of the agent, or each agent, if more than one is designated) my agent(s) TO ACT .....
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123	94		If more than one agent is designated and the principal wishes each agent alone to be able to exercise the power conferred, insert in this blank the word 'severally'. Failure to make any insertion or the insertion of the word 'jointly' shall require the agents to act jointly.
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125	96		First: In my name, place and stead in any way which I myself could do, if I were personally present, with respect to the following matters as each of them is defined in the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act to the extent that I am permitted by law to act through an agent:
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127	98		(Strike out and initial in the opposite box any one or more of the subparagraphs as to which the principal does NOT desire to give the agent authority. Such elimination of any one or more of subparagraphs (A) to (M), inclusive, shall automatically constitute an elimination also of subparagraph (N).)
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129	100		To strike out any subparagraph the principal must draw a line through the text of that subparagraph AND write his initials in the box opposite.
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134		-	(A) Real property; ( )
135		-	(B) Tangible personal property; ( )
136		-	(C) Stocks and bonds; ( )
137		-	(D) Commodities and options; ( )
138		-	(E) Banks and other financial institutions; ( )
139		-	(F) Operation of entity or business; ( )
140		-	(G) Insurance and annuities; ( )
141		-	(H) Estates, trusts and other beneficial interests; ( )
142		-	(I) Claims and litigation; ( )
143		-	(J) Personal and family maintenance; ( )
144		-	(K) Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military ( )
145		-	service;
146		-	(L) Retirement plans; ( )
147		-	(M) Taxes; ( )
148		-	(N) All other matters; ( )
149		-	……………………………………………………………………………………. . .
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151		-	………………………………………………………………………………………
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	105	+	T1 (A) Real property; ( )
	106	+	T2 (B) Tangible personal property; ( )
	107	+	T3 (C) Stocks and bonds; ( )
	108	+	T4 (D) Commodities and options; ( )
	109	+	T5 (E) Banks and other financial institutions; ( )
	110	+	T6 (F) Operation of entity or business; ( )
	111	+	T7 (G) Insurance and annuities; ( )
	112	+	T8 (H) Estates, trusts and other beneficial interests; ( )
	113	+	T9 (I) Claims and litigation; ( )
	114	+	T10 (J) Personal and family maintenance; ( )
	115	+	T11 (K) Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military ( )
	116	+	T12 service;
	117	+	T13 (L) Retirement plans; ( )
	118	+	T14 (M) Taxes; ( )
	119	+	T15 (N) All other matters; ( )
	120	+	T16 ……………………………………………………………………………………...
	121	+	T17 ………………………………………………………………………………………
	122	+	T18 ………………………………………………………………………………………
	123	+	T19 ………………………………………………………………………………………
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	125	+	T1
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154	127		(A)
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156	129		Real property;
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	133	+	T2
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160	135		(B)
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162	137		Tangible personal property;
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	141	+	T3
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166	143		(C)
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168	145		Stocks and bonds;
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172	151		(D)
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174	153		Commodities and options;
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	157	+	T5
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178	159		(E)
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180	161		Banks and other financial institutions;
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	165	+	T6
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184	167		(F)
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186	169		Operation of entity or business;
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	173	+	T7
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190	175		(G)
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192	177		Insurance and annuities;
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	181	+	T8
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196	183		(H)
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198	185		Estates, trusts and other beneficial interests;
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	189	+	T9
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202	191		(I)
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204	193		Claims and litigation;
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	197	+	T10
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210	201		Personal and family maintenance;
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	205	+	T11
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214	207		(K)
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216	209		Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military
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	213	+	T12
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220	215		service;
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	217	+	T13
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222	219		(L)
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224	221		Retirement plans;
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	225	+	T14
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228	227		(M)
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230	229		Taxes;
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232	231		( )
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	233	+	T15
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234	235		(N)
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236	237		All other matters;
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238	239		( )
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	241	+	T16
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240	243		……………………………………………………………………………………...
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	245	+	T17
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242	247		………………………………………………………………………………………
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	249	+	T18
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244	251		………………………………………………………………………………………
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	253	+	T19
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248	257		(Special provisions and limitations may be included in the statutory form power of attorney only if they conform to the requirements of the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act.)
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250		-	Second: LIMITATION ON AGENT'S AUTHORITY
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252		-	[With full and unqualified authority to delegate any or all of the foregoing powers to any person or persons whom my agent(s) shall select. ] An agent MAY NOT use my property to benefit the agent or a dependent of the agent unless I have included that authority in any special instructions below.
	259	+	Second: With full and unqualified authority to exercise or delegate any or all of the foregoing powers granted under this power of attorney to any person or persons whom my agent(s) shall select.
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254	261		Third: Hereby ratifying and confirming all that said agent(s) or substitute(s) do or cause to be done.
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256		-	Fourth: [LIMITATION ON AGENT'S AUTHORITY
	263	+	Fourth: LIMITATION ON AGENT'S AUTHORITY
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258		-	An agent that is not my ancestor, spouse or descendant MAY NOT use my property to benefit the agent or a person to whom the agent owes an obligation of support unless I have included that authority in the special instructions. ~~] With full and unqualified authority to exercise or delegate any or all of the foregoing powers granted under this power of attorney to any person or persons whom my agent(s) shall select.~~
	265	+	An agent that is not my ancestor, spouse or descendant MAY NOT use my property to benefit the agent or a person to whom the agent owes an obligation of support unless I have included that authority in the special instructions.
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260	267		Fifth: DESIGNATION OF SUCCESSOR AGENT(S) (OPTIONAL)
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262	269		If my agent is unable or unwilling to act for me, I name as my successor agent:
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266		-	Name of Successor Agent: ____________________________
267		-	Successor Agent's Address: __________________________
	273	+	T20 Name of Successor Agent: ____________________________
	274	+	T21
	275	+	T22 Successor Agent's Address: __________________________
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	277	+	T20
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269	279		Name of Successor Agent: ____________________________
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	281	+	T21
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	283	+	T22
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271	285		Successor Agent's Address: __________________________
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273	287		If my successor agent is unable or unwilling to act for me, I name as my second successor agent:
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277		-	Name of Second Successor Agent: ____________________________
278		-	Second Successor Agent's Address: ___________________________
	291	+	T23 Name of Second Successor Agent: ____________________________
	292	+	T24
	293	+	T25 Second Successor Agent's Address: ___________________________
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	295	+	T23
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280	297		Name of Second Successor Agent: ____________________________
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	299	+	T24
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	301	+	T25
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282	303		Second Successor Agent's Address: ___________________________
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284		-	Sixth: DESIGNATION OF CONSERVATOR OF ESTATE (OPTIONAL)
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286		-	If a conservator of my estate should be appointed, I designate that …. be appointed to serve as conservator of my estate. If …. is unable to serve or cease to serve as conservator of my estate, I designate that …. be appointed to serve as conservator of my estate.
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288		-	I direct that bond for the conservator of my estate, including any sureties thereon …. be required …. not be required.
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290		-	Seventh: EFFECTIVE DATE
	305	+	Sixth: EFFECTIVE DATE
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292	307		This power of attorney is effective immediately unless I have stated otherwise in the special instructions.
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294	309		The execution of this statutory short form power of attorney shall be duly acknowledged by the principal in the manner prescribed for the acknowledgment of a conveyance of real property.
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296	311		In Witness Whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal this .... day of ...., 20...
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298	313		.... (Signature of Principal) (Seal)
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	317	+	T26 ....
	318	+	T27 Witness
	319	+	T28
	320	+	T29 ....
	321	+	T30 Witness
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303		-	. . . .
304		-	Witness
305		-	. . . .
306		-	Witness
	323	+	T26
307	324
308	325		....
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	327	+	T27
	328	+
310	329		Witness
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	331	+	T28
	332	+
	333	+	T29
	334	+
312	335		....
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	337	+	T30
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314	339		Witness
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318		-	STATE OF }
319		-	ss:
320		-	COUNTY OF
	343	+	T31 STATE OF }
	344	+	T32 ss:
	345	+	T33 COUNTY OF
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	347	+	T31
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322	349		STATE OF
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324	351		}
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	353	+	T32
	354	+
326	355		ss:
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	357	+	T33
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328	359		COUNTY OF
329	360
330	361		On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, (name of the principal), signer of the foregoing instrument, personally appeared, and acknowledged the execution of such instrument to be his/her free act and deed.
331	362
332	363		....
333	364
334	365		Commissioner of the Superior Court
335	366
336	367		Notary Public
337	368
338	369		My commission expires: ...."
339	370
340		-	(3) "~~DURABLE~~ STATUTORY POWER OF ATTORNEY - LONG FORM
	371	+	(3) "STATUTORY POWER OF ATTORNEY - LONG FORM
341	372
342		-	Notice: The powers granted by this document are broad and sweeping. They are defined in the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act, which expressly permits the use of any other or different form of power of attorney desired by the parties concerned. The grantor of any power of attorney~~, [~~or] the agent ~~or such other person or entities as authorized by statute~~ may make application to a [court of probate~~] Probate Court~~ for an accounting as provided in subsection [(b)] (d) of section 45a-175 of the general statutes. This power of attorney does not authorize the agent to make health care decisions for you.
	373	+	Notice: The powers granted by this document are broad and sweeping. They are defined in the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act, which expressly permits the use of any other or different form of power of attorney desired by the parties concerned. The grantor of any power of attorney or the agent may make application to a court of probate for an accounting as provided in subsection [(b)] (d) of section 45a-175 of the general statutes. This power of attorney does not authorize the agent to make health care decisions for you.
343	374
344	375		Know All Persons by These Presents, which are intended to constitute a GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY pursuant to the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act:
345	376
346	377		That I .... (insert name and address of the principal) do hereby appoint .... (insert name and address of the agent, or each agent, if more than one is designated) my agent(s) TO ACT .....
347	378
348	379		If more than one agent is designated and the principal wishes each agent alone to be able to exercise the power conferred, insert in this blank the word 'severally'. Failure to make any insertion or the insertion of the word 'jointly' shall require the agents to act jointly.
349	380
350	381		First: In my name, place and stead in any way which I myself could do, if I were personally present, with respect to the following matters as each of them is defined in the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act to the extent that I am permitted by law to act through an agent:
351	382
352	383		(Strike out and initial in the opposite box any one or more of the subparagraphs as to which the principal does NOT desire to give the agent authority. Such elimination of any one or more of subparagraphs (A) to (M), inclusive, shall automatically constitute an elimination also of subparagraph (N).)
353	384
354	385		To strike out any subparagraph the principal must draw a line through the text of that subparagraph AND write his initials in the box opposite.
355	386
356	387
357	388
358	389
359		-	(A) Real property; ( )
360		-	(B) Tangible personal property; ( )
361		-	(C) Stocks and bonds; ( )
362		-	(D) Commodities and options; ( )
363		-	(E) Banks and other financial institutions; ( )
364		-	(F) Operation of entity or business; ( )
365		-	(G) Insurance and annuities; ( )
366		-	(H) Estates, trusts and other beneficial interests; ( )
367		-	(I) Claims and litigation; ( )
368		-	(J) Personal and family maintenance; ( )
369		-	(K) Benefits from governmental programs or civil or ( )
370		-	military service;
371		-	(L) Retirement plans; ( )
372		-	(M) Taxes; ( )
373		-	(N) All other matters; ( )
374		-	……………………………………………………………………………………. . .
375		-	………………………………………………………………………………………
376		-	………………………………………………………………………………………
377		-	………………………………………………………………………………………
	390	+	T34 (A) Real property; ( )
	391	+	T35 (B) Tangible personal property; ( )
	392	+	T36 (C) Stocks and bonds; ( )
	393	+	T37 (D) Commodities and options; ( )
	394	+	T38 (E) Banks and other financial institutions; ( )
	395	+	T39 (F) Operation of entity or business; ( )
	396	+	T40 (G) Insurance and annuities; ( )
	397	+	T41 (H) Estates, trusts and other beneficial interests; ( )
	398	+	T42 (I) Claims and litigation; ( )
	399	+	T43 (J) Personal and family maintenance; ( )
	400	+	T44 (K) Benefits from governmental programs or civil or ( )
	401	+	T45 military service;
	402	+	T46 (L) Retirement plans; ( )
	403	+	T47 (M) Taxes; ( )
	404	+	T48 (N) All other matters; ( )
	405	+	T49 ……………………………………………………………………………………...
	406	+	T50 ………………………………………………………………………………………
	407	+	T51 ………………………………………………………………………………………
	408	+	T52 ………………………………………………………………………………………
	409	+
	410	+	T34
378	411
379	412		(A)
380	413
381	414		Real property;
382	415
383	416		( )
384	417
	418	+	T35
	419	+
385	420		(B)
386	421
387	422		Tangible personal property;
388	423
389	424		( )
	425	+
	426	+	T36
390	427
391	428		(C)
392	429
393	430		Stocks and bonds;
394	431
395	432		( )
396	433
	434	+	T37
	435	+
397	436		(D)
398	437
399	438		Commodities and options;
400	439
401	440		( )
	441	+
	442	+	T38
402	443
403	444		(E)
404	445
405	446		Banks and other financial institutions;
406	447
407	448		( )
408	449
	450	+	T39
	451	+
409	452		(F)
410	453
411	454		Operation of entity or business;
412	455
413	456		( )
	457	+
	458	+	T40
414	459
415	460		(G)
416	461
417	462		Insurance and annuities;
418	463
419	464		( )
420	465
	466	+	T41
	467	+
421	468		(H)
422	469
423	470		Estates, trusts and other beneficial interests;
424	471
425	472		( )
	473	+
	474	+	T42
426	475
427	476		(I)
428	477
429	478		Claims and litigation;
430	479
431	480		( )
432	481
	482	+	T43
	483	+
433	484		(J)
434	485
435	486		Personal and family maintenance;
436	487
437	488		( )
	489	+
	490	+	T44
438	491
439	492		(K)
440	493
441	494		Benefits from governmental programs or civil or
442	495
443	496		( )
444	497
	498	+	T45
	499	+
445	500		military service;
	501	+
	502	+	T46
446	503
447	504		(L)
448	505
449	506		Retirement plans;
450	507
451	508		( )
452	509
	510	+	T47
	511	+
453	512		(M)
454	513
455	514		Taxes;
456	515
457	516		( )
	517	+
	518	+	T48
458	519
459	520		(N)
460	521
461	522		All other matters;
462	523
463	524		( )
464	525
	526	+	T49
	527	+
465	528		……………………………………………………………………………………...
	529	+
	530	+	T50
466	531
467	532		………………………………………………………………………………………
468	533
	534	+	T51
	535	+
469	536		………………………………………………………………………………………
	537	+
	538	+	T52
470	539
471	540		………………………………………………………………………………………
472	541
473	542		(Special provisions and limitations may be included in the statutory form power of attorney only if they conform to the requirements of the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act.)
474	543
475	544		OPTIONAL ESTATE PLANNING POWERS
476	545
477	546		YOU SHOULD SEEK LEGAL ADVICE BEFORE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING POWERS:
478	547
479	548		(CAUTION: Granting any of the following will give your agent the authority to take actions that could significantly reduce your property or change how your property is distributed at your death.)
480	549
481	550		My agent MAY NOT do any of the following specific acts UNLESS I HAVE INITIALED the specific authority listed below:
482	551
483	552
484	553
485		-	(O) Create, amend, revoke or terminate an inter vivos trust, ( )
486		-	provided in the case of a trust established for a disabled
487		-	person pursuant to 42 USC 1396p (d)(4)(A) or 42 USC
488		-	1396p (d)(4)(C), the creation of such trust by an agent
489		-	shall be only as permitted by federal law;
490		-	(P) Make a gift, subject to the limitations of the Connecticut ( )
491		-	Uniform Power of Attorney Act and any special
492		-	instructions in this power of attorney. Unless otherwise
493		-	provided in the special instructions, gifts per recipient
494		-	may not exceed the annual dollar limits of the federal
495		-	gift tax exclusion under Internal Revenue Code Section
496		-	2503(b), or if the principal's spouse agrees to consent to a
497		-	split gift pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section
498		-	2513, in an amount per recipient not to exceed twice the
499		-	annual federal gift tax exclusion limit. In addition, an
500		-	agent must determine that gifts are consistent with the
501		-	principal's objectives if actually known by the agent and,
502		-	if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with
503		-	the principal's best interest based on all relevant factors;
504		-	(Q) Create or change rights of survivorship; ( )
505		-	(R) Create or change a beneficiary designation; ( )
506		-	[(S) Authorize another person to exercise the authority ( )
507		-	granted under this power of attorney; ]
508		-	[(T)] (S) Waive the principal's right to be a beneficiary of a joint ( )
509		-	and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under
510		-	a retirement plan;
511		-	[(U)] (T) Exercise fiduciary powers that the principal has authority ( )
512		-	to delegate;
513		-	[(V)] (U) Disclaim or refuse an interest in property, including a ( )
514		-	power of appointment.
515		-	(V) Exercise all powers I may have over any digital device, ( )
516		-	digital asset, user account and electronically stored
517		-	information, including any user account and digital
518		-	asset that currently exists or may exist as technology
519		-	develops, whether the same is in my own name or
520		-	that I own or lawfully use jointly with any other
521		-	individual; such powers include, but are not limited
522		-	to, changing and circumventing my username and
523		-	password to gain access to such user accounts and
524		-	information; transferring or withdrawing funds or
525		-	other digital assets among or from such user accounts;
526		-	opening new user accounts in my name; all as my
527		-	agent determines is necessary or advisable. I hereby
528		-	give my lawful consent and fully authorize my agent
529		-	to access, manage, control, delete and terminate any
530		-	electronically stored information and communications
531		-	of mine to the fullest extent allowable under the
532		-	federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act of
533		-	1986, 18 USC 2510 et seq., as amended from time to
534		-	time, the Connecticut Revised Uniform Fiduciary
535		-	Access to Digital Assets Act and any other federal,
536		-	state or international privacy law or other law and to
537		-	take any actions I am authorized to take under all
538		-	applicable terms of service, terms of use, licensing and
539		-	other account agreements or laws. To the extent a
540		-	specific reference to any federal, state, local or
541		-	international law is required in order to give effect to
542		-	this provision, I specifically provide that my intention
543		-	is to so reference such law, whether such law is now
544		-	in existence or comes into existence or is amended
545		-	after the date of this document.
546		-	(W) With respect to any intellectual property interests of ( )
547		-	mine, including, without limitation, copyrights,
548		-	contracts for payments of royalties and trademarks,
549		-	act in all ways with respect to such interests as if my
550		-	agent were the owner thereof, including, without
551		-	limitation, registering ownership, transferring
552		-	ownership and recording documents to effectuate or
553		-	memorialize such transfer, granting and revoking
554		-	licenses, entering, terminating and enforcing
555		-	agreements, defending ownership and conferring
556		-	agency upon professionals to represent my interests
557		-	before governmental agencies, and in general, to
558		-	exercise all powers with respect to the intellectual
559		-	property that I could exercise if present.
	554	+	T53 (O) Create, amend, revoke or terminate an inter vivos trust, ( )
	555	+	T54 provided in the case of a trust established for a disabled
	556	+	T55 person pursuant to 42 USC 1396p (d)(4)(A) or 42 USC
	557	+	T56 1396p (d)(4)(C), the creation of such trust by an agent
	558	+	T57 shall be only as permitted by federal law;
	559	+	T58
	560	+	T59 (P) Make a gift, subject to the limitations of the Connecticut ( )
	561	+	T60 Uniform Power of Attorney Act and any special
	562	+	T61 instructions in this power of attorney. Unless otherwise
	563	+	T62 provided in the special instructions, gifts per recipient
	564	+	T63 may not exceed the annual dollar limits of the federal
	565	+	T64 gift tax exclusion under Internal Revenue Code Section
	566	+	T65 2503(b), or if the principal's spouse agrees to consent to a
	567	+	T66 split gift pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section
	568	+	T67 2513, in an amount per recipient not to exceed twice the
	569	+	T68 annual federal gift tax exclusion limit. In addition, an
	570	+	T69 agent must determine that gifts are consistent with the
	571	+	T70 principal's objectives if actually known by the agent and,
	572	+	T71 if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with
	573	+	T72 the principal's best interest based on all relevant factors;
	574	+	T73
	575	+	T74 (Q) Create or change rights of survivorship; ( )
	576	+	T75
	577	+	T76 (R) Create or change a beneficiary designation; ( )
	578	+	T77
	579	+	T78 [(S) Authorize another person to exercise the authority ( )
	580	+	T79 granted under this power of attorney;]
	581	+	T80
	582	+	T81 [(T)] (S) Waive the principal's right to be a beneficiary of a joint ( )
	583	+	T82 and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under
	584	+	T83 a retirement plan;
	585	+	T84
	586	+	T85 [(U)] (T) Exercise fiduciary powers that the principal has authority ( )
	587	+	T86 to delegate;
	588	+	T87
	589	+	T88 [(V)] (U) Disclaim or refuse an interest in property, including a ( )
	590	+	T89 power of appointment.
	591	+	T90
	592	+	T91 (V) To exercise all powers I may have over any digital ( )
	593	+	T92 device, digital asset, user account and electronically
	594	+	T93 stored information of mine (including user accounts
	595	+	T94 and digital assets that currently exist or may exist as
	596	+	T95 technology develops), whether the same are in my own
	597	+	T96 name or that I own or lawfully use jointly with anyone
	598	+	T97 else; such powers include, but are not limited to,
	599	+	T98 changing and circumventing my username and
	600	+	T99 password to gain access to such user accounts and
	601	+	T100 information; transferring or withdrawing funds or other
	602	+	T101 digital assets among or from such user accounts; and to
	603	+	T102 open new user accounts in my name; all as my Agent
	604	+	T103 determines is necessary or advisable. I hereby give my
	605	+	T104 lawful consent and fully authorize my Agent to access,
	606	+	T105 manage, control, delete and terminate any electronically
	607	+	T106 stored information and communications of mine to the
	608	+	T107 fullest extent allowable under the Electronic
	609	+	T108 Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 2510, as amended
	610	+	T109 from time to time, the Connecticut Revised Uniform
	611	+	T110 Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act and any other
	612	+	T111 federal, state or international privacy or other laws and to
	613	+	T112 take any actions I am authorized to take under all
	614	+	T113 applicable terms of service, terms of use, licensing and
	615	+	T114 other account agreements or laws. To the extent a specific
	616	+	T115 reference to any federal, state, local or international law
	617	+	T116 is required in order to give effect to this provision, I
	618	+	T117 specifically provide that my intention is to so reference
	619	+	T118 such law, whether it is now in existence or comes into
	620	+	T119 existence or is amended after the date of this document.
	621	+	T120
	622	+	T121 (W) With respect to any intellectual property interests of ( )
	623	+	T122 mine, including without limitation, copyrights, contracts
	624	+	T123 for payments of royalties and trademarks, to act in all
	625	+	T124 ways with respect to such interests as if my agent were
	626	+	T125 the owner thereof, including without limitation,
	627	+	T126 registering ownership, transferring ownership and
	628	+	T127 recording documents to effectuate or memorialize such
	629	+	T128 transfer, granting and revoking licenses, entering,
	630	+	T129 terminating and enforcing agreements, defending
	631	+	T130 ownership and conferring agency upon professionals to
	632	+	T131 represent my interests before governmental agencies,
	633	+	T132 and in general, to exercise all powers with respect to the
	634	+	T133 intellectual property that I could if present.
	635	+
	636	+	T53
560	637
561	638		(O)
562	639
563	640		Create, amend, revoke or terminate an inter vivos trust,
564	641
565	642		( )
566	643
	644	+	T54
	645	+
567	646		provided in the case of a trust established for a disabled
	647	+
	648	+	T55
568	649
569	650		person pursuant to 42 USC 1396p (d)(4)(A) or 42 USC
570	651
	652	+	T56
	653	+
571	654		1396p (d)(4)(C), the creation of such trust by an agent
572	655
	656	+	T57
	657	+
573	658		shall be only as permitted by federal law;
	659	+
	660	+	T58
	661	+
	662	+	T59
574	663
575	664		(P)
576	665
577	666		Make a gift, subject to the limitations of the Connecticut
578	667
579	668		( )
580	669
	670	+	T60
	671	+
581	672		Uniform Power of Attorney Act and any special
	673	+
	674	+	T61
582	675
583	676		instructions in this power of attorney. Unless otherwise
584	677
	678	+	T62
	679	+
585	680		provided in the special instructions, gifts per recipient
	681	+
	682	+	T63
586	683
587	684		may not exceed the annual dollar limits of the federal
588	685
	686	+	T64
	687	+
589	688		gift tax exclusion under Internal Revenue Code Section
	689	+
	690	+	T65
590	691
591	692		2503(b), or if the principal's spouse agrees to consent to a
592	693
	694	+	T66
	695	+
593	696		split gift pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section
	697	+
	698	+	T67
594	699
595	700		2513, in an amount per recipient not to exceed twice the
596	701
	702	+	T68
	703	+
597	704		annual federal gift tax exclusion limit. In addition, an
	705	+
	706	+	T69
598	707
599	708		agent must determine that gifts are consistent with the
600	709
	710	+	T70
	711	+
601	712		principal's objectives if actually known by the agent and,
	713	+
	714	+	T71
602	715
603	716		if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with
604	717
	718	+	T72
	719	+
605	720		the principal's best interest based on all relevant factors;
	721	+
	722	+	T73
	723	+
	724	+	T74
606	725
607	726		(Q)
608	727
609	728		Create or change rights of survivorship;
610	729
611	730		( )
612	731
	732	+	T75
	733	+
	734	+	T76
	735	+
613	736		(R)
614	737
615	738		Create or change a beneficiary designation;
616	739
617	740		( )
	741	+
	742	+	T77
	743	+
	744	+	T78
618	745
619	746		[(S)
620	747
621	748		Authorize another person to exercise the authority
622	749
623	750		( )
624	751
	752	+	T79
	753	+
625	754		granted under this power of attorney;]
	755	+
	756	+	T80
	757	+
	758	+	T81
626	759
627	760		[(T)] (S)
628	761
629	762		Waive the principal's right to be a beneficiary of a joint
630	763
631	764		( )
632	765
	766	+	T82
	767	+
633	768		and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under
634	769
	770	+	T83
	771	+
635	772		a retirement plan;
	773	+
	774	+	T84
	775	+
	776	+	T85
636	777
637	778		[(U)] (T)
638	779
639	780		Exercise fiduciary powers that the principal has authority
640	781
641	782		( )
642	783
	784	+	T86
	785	+
643	786		to delegate;
	787	+
	788	+	T87
	789	+
	790	+	T88
644	791
645	792		[(V)] (U)
646	793
647	794		Disclaim or refuse an interest in property, including a
648	795
649	796		( )
650	797
	798	+	T89
	799	+
651	800		power of appointment.
	801	+
	802	+	T90
	803	+
	804	+	T91
652	805
653	806		(V)
654	807
655		-	Exercise all powers I may have over any digital ~~device,~~
	808	+	To exercise all powers I may have over any digital
656	809
657	810		( )
658	811
659		-	~~digital asset, user account and electronically stored~~
	812	+	T92
660	813
661		-	~~information~~, ~~including any~~ user account and ~~digital~~
	814	+	device, digital asset, user account and electronically
662	815
663		-	~~asset that currently exists or may exist as technology~~
	816	+	T93
664	817
665		-	~~develops, whether the same is in my own name or~~
	818	+	stored information of mine (including user accounts
666	819
667		-	~~that I own or lawfully use jointly with any other~~
	820	+	T94
668	821
669		-	~~individual; such powers include,~~ ~~but are not limited~~
	822	+	and digital assets that currently exist or may exist as
670	823
671		-	to, changing and circumventing my username and
	824	+	T95
	825	+
	826	+	technology develops), whether the same are in my own
	827	+
	828	+	T96
	829	+
	830	+	name or that I own or lawfully use jointly with anyone
	831	+
	832	+	T97
	833	+
	834	+	else; such powers include, but are not limited to,
	835	+
	836	+	T98
	837	+
	838	+	changing and circumventing my username and
	839	+
	840	+	T99
672	841
673	842		password to gain access to such user accounts and
674	843
675		-	~~information; transferring or withdrawing funds or~~
	844	+	T100
676	845
677		-	~~other digital assets among~~ or ~~from such user accounts;~~
	846	+	information; transferring or withdrawing funds or other
678	847
679		-	~~opening new user accounts in my name; all as my~~
	848	+	T101
680	849
681		-	~~agent determines is necessary~~ or ~~advisable. I hereby~~
	850	+	digital assets among or from such user accounts; and to
682	851
683		-	~~give my lawful consent and fully authorize my agent~~
	852	+	T102
684	853
685		-	~~to access,~~ ~~manage, control,~~ ~~delete and terminate any~~
	854	+	open new user accounts in my name; all as my Agent
686	855
687		-	~~electronically stored information and communications~~
	856	+	T103
688	857
689		-	~~of mine to the fullest extent allowable under the~~
	858	+	determines is necessary or advisable. I hereby give my
690	859
691		-	~~federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act of~~
	860	+	T104
692	861
693		-	~~1986, 18 USC 2510 et seq., as amended from time~~ to
	862	+	lawful consent and fully authorize my Agent to access,
694	863
695		-	~~time, the Connecticut Revised Uniform Fiduciary~~
	864	+	T105
696	865
697		-	~~Access to Digital Assets Act~~ and any ~~other federal,~~
	866	+	manage, control, delete and terminate any electronically
698	867
699		-	state or international privacy law or other law and to
	868	+	T106
	869	+
	870	+	stored information and communications of mine to the
	871	+
	872	+	T107
	873	+
	874	+	fullest extent allowable under the Electronic
	875	+
	876	+	T108
	877	+
	878	+	Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 2510, as amended
	879	+
	880	+	T109
	881	+
	882	+	from time to time, the Connecticut Revised Uniform
	883	+
	884	+	T110
	885	+
	886	+	Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act and any other
	887	+
	888	+	T111
	889	+
	890	+	federal, state or international privacy or other laws and to
	891	+
	892	+	T112
700	893
701	894		take any actions I am authorized to take under all
702	895
	896	+	T113
	897	+
703	898		applicable terms of service, terms of use, licensing and
704	899
705		-	~~other account agreements or laws. To the extent a~~
	900	+	T114
706	901
707		-	specific ~~reference to any federal, state, local or~~
	902	+	other account agreements or laws. To the extent a specific
708	903
709		-	~~international law is required in order to give effect to~~
	904	+	T115
710	905
711		-	~~this provision~~, ~~I specifically provide that my intention~~
	906	+	reference to any federal, state, local or international law
712	907
713		-	~~is to so reference such law, whether such law is now~~
	908	+	T116
714	909
715		-	in ~~existence or comes into existence or is amended~~
	910	+	is required in order to give effect to this provision, I
716	911
717		-	after the date of this document.
	912	+	T117
	913	+
	914	+	specifically provide that my intention is to so reference
	915	+
	916	+	T118
	917	+
	918	+	such law, whether it is now in existence or comes into
	919	+
	920	+	T119
	921	+
	922	+	existence or is amended after the date of this document.
	923	+
	924	+	T120
	925	+
	926	+	T121
718	927
719	928		(W)
720	929
721	930		With respect to any intellectual property interests of
722	931
723	932		( )
724	933
725		-	~~mine, including, without limitation, copyrights,~~
	934	+	T122
726	935
727		-	contracts ~~for payments of royalties and trademarks,~~
	936	+	mine, including without limitation, copyrights, contracts
728	937
729		-	~~act in all ways with respect to such interests as if my~~
	938	+	T123
730	939
731		-	~~agent were the owner thereof~~, ~~including, without~~
	940	+	for payments of royalties and trademarks, to act in all
732	941
733		-	~~limitation, registering ownership, transferring~~
	942	+	T124
734	943
735		-	~~ownership and recording documents~~ to ~~effectuate or~~
	944	+	ways with respect to such interests as if my agent were
736	945
737		-	~~memorialize such transfer, granting and revoking~~
	946	+	T125
738	947
739		-	~~licenses~~, ~~entering~~, ~~terminating and enforcing~~
	948	+	the owner thereof, including without limitation,
740	949
741		-	~~agreements, defending ownership and conferring~~
	950	+	T126
742	951
743		-	~~agency upon professionals to represent my interests~~
	952	+	registering ownership, transferring ownership and
744	953
745		-	~~before governmental agencies, and in general, to~~
	954	+	T127
746	955
747		-	~~exercise all powers with respect~~ to ~~the intellectual~~
	956	+	recording documents to effectuate or memorialize such
748	957
749		-	~~property that I could exercise if present.~~
	958	+	T128
750	959
751		-	~~Second: LIMITATION ON AGENT'S AUTHORITY~~
	960	+	transfer, granting and revoking licenses, entering,
752	961
753		-	~~An agent MAY NOT use my property to benefit the agent or a dependent of the agent, except to the extent that I have included such authority elsewhere in this document.~~
	962	+	T129
754	963
755		-	~~Third: With full~~ and ~~unqualified authority to exercise or delegate any or all of the foregoing powers granted under this power of attorney to any person or persons whom my agent(s) shall select.~~
	964	+	terminating and enforcing agreements, defending
756	965
757		-	~~[Third] Fourth: Hereby ratifying and confirming all that said agent(s) or substitute(s) do or cause to be done.~~
	966	+	T130
758	967
759		-	~~[Fourth: LIMITATION ON AGENT'S AUTHORITY~~
	968	+	ownership and conferring agency upon professionals to
760	969
761		-	An agent that is not my ancestor, spouse, or descendant MAY NOT use my property to benefit the agent or a person to whom the agent owes an obligation of support unless I have included that authority in the special instructions. ]
	970	+	T131
	971	+
	972	+	represent my interests before governmental agencies,
	973	+
	974	+	T132
	975	+
	976	+	and in general, to exercise all powers with respect to the
	977	+
	978	+	T133
	979	+
	980	+	intellectual property that I could if present.
	981	+
	982	+	Second: With full and unqualified authority to exercise or delegate any or all of the foregoing powers granted under this power of attorney to any person or persons whom my agent(s) shall select.
	983	+
	984	+	Third: Hereby ratifying and confirming all that said agent(s) or substitute(s) do or cause to be done.
	985	+
	986	+	Fourth: LIMITATION ON AGENT'S AUTHORITY
	987	+
	988	+	An agent that is not my ancestor, spouse, or descendant MAY NOT use my property to benefit the agent or a person to whom the agent owes an obligation of support unless I have included that authority in the special instructions.
762	989
763	990		Fifth: DESIGNATION OF SUCCESSOR AGENT(S) (OPTIONAL)
764	991
765	992		If my agent is unable or unwilling to act for me, I name as my successor agent:
766	993
767	994
768	995
769		-	Name of Successor Agent: ____________________________
770		-	Successor Agent's Address: __________________________
	996	+	T134 Name of Successor Agent: ____________________________
	997	+	T135
	998	+	T136 Successor Agent's Address: __________________________
	999	+
	1000	+	T134
771	1001
772	1002		Name of Successor Agent: ____________________________
	1003	+
	1004	+	T135
	1005	+
	1006	+	T136
773	1007
774	1008		Successor Agent's Address: __________________________
775	1009
776	1010		If my successor agent is unable or unwilling to act for me, I name as my second successor agent:
777	1011
778	1012
779	1013
780		-	Name of Second Successor Agent: ____________________________
781		-	Second Successor Agent's Address: ___________________________
	1014	+	T137 Name of Second Successor Agent: ____________________________
	1015	+	T138
	1016	+	T139 Second Successor Agent's Address: ___________________________
	1017	+
	1018	+	T137
782	1019
783	1020		Name of Second Successor Agent: ____________________________
784	1021
	1022	+	T138
	1023	+
	1024	+	T139
	1025	+
785	1026		Second Successor Agent's Address: ___________________________
786	1027
787		-	Sixth: DESIGNATION OF CONSERVATOR OF ESTATE (OPTIONAL)
788		-
789		-	If a conservator of my estate should be appointed, I designate that …. be appointed to serve as conservator of my estate. If …. is unable to serve or cease to serve as conservator of my estate, I designate that …. be appointed to serve as conservator of my estate.
790		-
791		-	I direct that bond for the conservator of my estate, including any sureties thereon …. be required …. not be required.
792		-
793		-	[Sixth] Seventh: EFFECTIVE DATE
	1028	+	Sixth: EFFECTIVE DATE
794	1029
795	1030		This power of attorney is effective immediately unless I have stated otherwise in the special instructions.
796	1031
797	1032		The execution of this statutory long form power of attorney shall be duly acknowledged by the principal in the manner prescribed for the acknowledgment of a conveyance of real property.
798	1033
799	1034		In Witness Whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal this .... day of ...., 20...
800	1035
801	1036		.... (Signature of Principal) (Seal)
802	1037
803	1038
804	1039
	1040	+	T140 ....
	1041	+	T141 Witness
	1042	+	T142
	1043	+	T143 ....
	1044	+	T144 Witness
805	1045
806		-	. . . .
807		-	Witness
808		-	. . . .
809		-	Witness
	1046	+	T140
810	1047
811	1048		....
812	1049
	1050	+	T141
	1051	+
813	1052		Witness
814	1053
	1054	+	T142
	1055	+
	1056	+	T143
	1057	+
815	1058		....
	1059	+
	1060	+	T144
816	1061
817	1062		Witness
818	1063
819	1064
820	1065
821		-	STATE OF }
822		-	ss:
823		-	COUNTY OF
	1066	+	T145 STATE OF }
	1067	+	T146 ss:
	1068	+	T147 COUNTY OF
	1069	+
	1070	+	T145
824	1071
825	1072		STATE OF
826	1073
827	1074		}
828	1075
	1076	+	T146
	1077	+
829	1078		ss:
	1079	+
	1080	+	T147
830	1081
831	1082		COUNTY OF
832	1083
833	1084		On this the .... day of ...., 20.., before me, (name of the principal), signer of the foregoing instrument, personally appeared, and acknowledged the execution of such instrument to be his/her free act and deed.
834	1085
835	1086		....
836	1087
837	1088		Commissioner of the Superior Court
838	1089
839	1090		Notary Public
840	1091
841	1092		My commission expires: ...."
842	1093
843		-	Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section ~~45a-660~~ of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):
	1094	+	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 47-5 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):
844	1095
845		-	(a) (1) A conserved person may, at any time, petition the [court of probate] Probate Court having jurisdiction for the termination of a conservatorship. A petition for termination of a conservatorship shall be determined by a preponderance of the evidence. The conserved person shall not be required to present medical evidence at such a hearing. A hearing on the petition shall be held not later than thirty days after the date the petition was filed in the [Court of Probate] Probate Court, unless the hearing is continued for good cause. If such hearing is not held within such thirty-day period or continuance period, if applicable, the conservatorship shall terminate. If the [court of probate] Probate Court having jurisdiction finds a conserved person to be capable of caring for himself or herself, the court shall, upon hearing and after notice, order that the conservatorship of the person be terminated. If the court finds upon hearing and after notice which the court prescribes, that a conserved person is capable of managing his or her own affairs, the court shall order that the conservatorship of the estate be terminated and that the remaining portion of the conserved person's property be restored to the conserved person. [The] Unless the court determines that reinstatement is not in the best interests of the conserved person, the court [may] shall order the reinstatement of any authority of any agent under a power of attorney that was previously limited or suspended by the court because of the conservatorship. (2) If the ~~court finds upon hearing and after notice which~~ the ~~court prescribes that a conserved person has no assets of any kind remaining except~~ for that ~~amount allowed~~ by ~~subsection (c) of~~ section ~~17b-80~~, ~~the court may order that the conservatorship of the estate be terminated. The court shall thereupon order distribution of the remaining assets to the conservator of the person~~ or, if ~~there~~ is ~~no conservator~~ or the ~~conservator declines~~ or ~~is unable to accept or the conservator is the Commissioner of Social Services, to some suitable~~ person, to be ~~determined~~ by ~~the court,~~ to hold for the benefit of the conserved person, upon such conservator or person giving such probate bond, if any, as the court orders. (3) If any conserved person having a conservator dies, the conserved person's property other than property which has accrued from the sale of the conserved person's real property shall be delivered to the conserved person's executor or administrator. The unexpended proceeds of the conserved person's real property sold as aforesaid shall go into the hands ~~of the executor or administrator, to be distributed as such real property would have been~~.
	1096	+	(a) All conveyances of land shall be: (1) In writing; (2) if the grantor is a natural person, subscribed, with or without a seal, by the grantor with his own hand or with his mark with his name annexed to it or by his agent authorized for that purpose by a power executed, acknowledged and witnessed in the manner provided for conveyances or in the manner provided for in section 1-350d, or, if the grantor is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, subscribed by a duly authorized person; (3) acknowledged by the grantor, his agent or such duly authorized person (A) to be his free act and deed, or (B) in any manner permitted under chapter 6 or chapter 8; and (4) attested to by two witnesses with their own hands.
846	1097
847		-	Sec. 14. Subsection (b) of section 45a-334g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2017):
848	1098
849		-	(b) A custodian may assess a reasonable administrative charge for the cost of disclosing digital assets under sections 45a-334b to 45a-334s, inclusive. A custodian that is a financial institution, as defined in section 36a-41, may charge a fee that is set forth in such institution's deposit agreement with a customer.
	1099	+
	1100	+
	1101	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
	1102	+	Section 1 October 1, 2017 New section
	1103	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2017 New section
	1104	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2017 New section
	1105	+	Sec. 4 October 1, 2017 New section
	1106	+	Sec. 5 October 1, 2017 New section
	1107	+	Sec. 6 October 1, 2017 New section
	1108	+	Sec. 7 October 1, 2017 New section
	1109	+	Sec. 8 October 1, 2017 New section
	1110	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2017 New section
	1111	+	Sec. 10 October 1, 2017 New section
	1112	+	Sec. 11 July 1, 2017 1-352(a)
	1113	+	Sec. 12 July 1, 2017 47-5(a)
	1114	+
	1115	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
	1116	+
	1117	+	Section 1
	1118	+
	1119	+	October 1, 2017
	1120	+
	1121	+	New section
	1122	+
	1123	+	Sec. 2
	1124	+
	1125	+	October 1, 2017
	1126	+
	1127	+	New section
	1128	+
	1129	+	Sec. 3
	1130	+
	1131	+	October 1, 2017
	1132	+
	1133	+	New section
	1134	+
	1135	+	Sec. 4
	1136	+
	1137	+	October 1, 2017
	1138	+
	1139	+	New section
	1140	+
	1141	+	Sec. 5
	1142	+
	1143	+	October 1, 2017
	1144	+
	1145	+	New section
	1146	+
	1147	+	Sec. 6
	1148	+
	1149	+	October 1, 2017
	1150	+
	1151	+	New section
	1152	+
	1153	+	Sec. 7
	1154	+
	1155	+	October 1, 2017
	1156	+
	1157	+	New section
	1158	+
	1159	+	Sec. 8
	1160	+
	1161	+	October 1, 2017
	1162	+
	1163	+	New section
	1164	+
	1165	+	Sec. 9
	1166	+
	1167	+	October 1, 2017
	1168	+
	1169	+	New section
	1170	+
	1171	+	Sec. 10
	1172	+
	1173	+	October 1, 2017
	1174	+
	1175	+	New section
	1176	+
	1177	+	Sec. 11
	1178	+
	1179	+	July 1, 2017
	1180	+
	1181	+	1-352(a)
	1182	+
	1183	+	Sec. 12
	1184	+
	1185	+	July 1, 2017
	1186	+
	1187	+	47-5(a)
	1188	+
	1189	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	1190	+
	1191	+	In Section 8 "uniform" was deleted for statutory consistency.
	1192	+
	1193	+
	1194	+
	1195	+	JUD Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	1196	+
	1197	+	JUD
	1198	+
	1199	+	Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO