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West Virginia Code Chapter 39B. Uniform Power of Attorney Act § 39B-3-102. Agent's certification

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The following optional form may be used by an agent to certify facts concerning a power of attorney:

AGENT'S CERTIFICATION AS TO THE VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY AND AGENT'S AUTHORITY

State of ______________________________

[County] of______________________________]

I, _____________________________________________(Name of Agent), [certify] under penalty of perjury that ______________________________(Name of Principal) granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated _______________.

I, further [certify] that to my knowledge:

(1) The Principal is alive and has not revoked the power of attorney or my authority to act under the power of attorney and the power of attorney and my authority to act under the power of attorney have not terminated;

(2) If the power of attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred;

(3) If I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve;  and

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Insert other relevant statements)

SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Agent's Signature

Date

Agent's Name Printed_______________________________________________________________________________

Agent's Address____________________________________________________________________________________

Agent's Telephone Number___________________________________________________________________________

    This document was acknowledged before me on

_______________,

(Date)

by ____________________________________________________________________.

(Name of Agent)

____________________________________________________________(Seal, if any)

Signature of Notary

My commission expires:_____________________________________________________________________________

[This document prepared by:_______________________________________________________________________]

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