# KRS § 457.245: 457.245 Authority that requires specific grant -- Grant of general authority > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.245 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 457.245 - **Heading:** 457.245 Authority that requires specific grant -- Grant of general authority - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XLII / Chapter 457 / Section 457.245 ## Text 457.245 Authority that requires specific grant -- Grant of general authority. (1) An agent under a power of attorney may do the following on behalf of the principal or with the principal’s property only if the power of attorney expressly grants the agent the authority and exercise of the authority is not otherwise prohibited by another agreement or instrument to which the authority or property is subject: (a) Create, amend, revoke, or terminate an inter vivos trust; (b) Make a gift; (c) Create or change rights of survivorship; (d) Create or change a beneficiary designation; (e) Delegate authority granted under the power of attorney; (f) Waive the principal’s right to be a beneficiary of a joint and survivor annuity, including a survivor benefit under a retirement plan; (g) Exercise fiduciary powers that the principal has authority to delegate; or (h) Exercise authority over the content of electronic communications, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 2510(12), as amended, sent or received by the principal. (2) Notwithstanding a grant of authority to do an act described in subsection (1) 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, an interest in the principal’s property, whether by gift, right of survivorship, beneficiary designation, disclaimer, or otherwise. (3) Subject to subsections (1), (2), (4), and (5) of this section, if a power of attorney grants to an agent authority to do all acts that a principal could do, the agent has the general authority described in KRS 457.270 to 457.390. (4) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, a grant of authority to make a gift is subject to KRS 457.400. (5) Subject to subsections (1), (2), and (4) of this section, if the subjects over which authority is granted in a power of attorney are similar or overlap, the broadest authority controls. (6) 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. (7) 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. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 457.010 457.010 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.010.md) - [KRS § 457.020 457.020 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.020.md) - [KRS § 457.030 457.030 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.030.md) - [KRS § 457.040 457.040 Power of attorney is durable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.040.md) - [KRS § 457.050 457.050 Execution of power of attorney](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.050.md) - [KRS § 457.060 457.060 Validity of power of attorney](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.060.md) - [KRS § 457.070 457.070 Meaning and effect of power of attorney](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.070.md) - [KRS § 457.080 457.080 Nomination of conservator or guardian -- Relation of agent to court-appointed fiduciary](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.080.md) - [KRS § 457.090 457.090 When power of attorney effective](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.090.md) - [KRS § 457.100 457.100 Termination of power of attorney or agent's authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.100.md) - [KRS § 457.110 457.110 Coagents and successor agents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.110.md) - [KRS § 457.120 457.120 Reimbursement and compensation of agent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.120.md) - [KRS § 457.130 457.130 Agent's acceptance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.130.md) - [KRS § 457.140 457.140 Agent's duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.140.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXLII_C457_S457.245. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.