# Minn. Stat. § 523.02: COMMON LAW, PREEXISTING AND FOREIGN POWERS OF ATTORNEY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.02

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 523.02
- **Heading:** COMMON LAW, PREEXISTING AND FOREIGN POWERS OF ATTORNEY
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 520_523 / Chapter 523 / Section 523.02

## Text

A written power of attorney is a validly executed power of attorney for the purposes of sections 523.01 to 523.24 , and is subject to the provisions of sections 523.01 to 523.24 , if it is validly created pursuant to: (1) the law of Minnesota as it existed prior to the enactment of sections 523.01 to 523.24 if it was executed prior to August 1, 1984; (2) the common law; or (3) the law of another state or country. A power of attorney executed before August 1, 1992, in conformity with section 523.23 as that statute existed before that date is a statutory short form power of attorney. A power of attorney executed on or after August 1, 1992, in conformity with section 523.23 as it exists on or after that date is a statutory short form power of attorney. A provision in a power of attorney that would make it a durable power of attorney under section 523.07 but for its use of the term "disability" in place of "incapacity or incompetence" is nonetheless a durable power of attorney.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 523.01 § 523.01 AUTHORIZATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.01.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.02 § 523.02 COMMON LAW, PREEXISTING AND FOREIGN POWERS OF ATTORNEY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.02.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.03 § 523.03 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.03.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.04 § 523.04 PRESUMPTION OF VALID EXECUTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.04.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.05 § 523.05 RECORDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.05.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.06 § 523.06 CERTIFICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.06.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.07 § 523.07 DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.07.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.08 § 523.08 TERMINATION OF A DURABLE POWER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.08.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.09 § 523.09 TERMINATION OF A NONDURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.09.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.10 § 523.10 MISSING PERSONS PRESUMED LIVING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.10.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.11 § 523.11 REVOCATION OF A POWER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.11.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.12 § 523.12 POWER OF ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO BIND PRINCIPAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.12.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.13 § 523.13 MULTIPLE ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.13.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 523.14 § 523.14 SUCCESSOR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT NOT LIABLE FOR ACTS OF PREDECESSOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P520_523_C523_S523.14.md)

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