Types (6)
Durable
Built with a clause that keeps the agent’s authority intact no matter what happens to the principal’s mental state. The arrangement ends only when the principal dies or expressly revokes the document.
General (Financial)
Assigns an agent with broad control over the principal’s financial life — banking, real estate, investments, and tax matters are all fair game. The form includes an area to specify the exact scope of powers being granted, and it becomes void upon incapacitation or death.
Health Care
Under state law, the principal is referred to as a “patient” for this type of form. The patient selects a trusted person to step in and make medical decisions whenever they cannot express their own treatment preferences.
Limited (PDF)
The most customizable option available, containing blank fields where the principal writes in exactly what they want the agent to do. Nothing beyond those listed powers is authorized, and the form expires once the job is done or the time frame lapses.
Minor Child
Gives a parent or guardian a way to hand off their caregiving duties to another party for a set period. The appointed person — typically a trusted friend or family member — can then manage the child’s schooling, medical care, and daily routine.
Motor Vehicle
Form 4054 is an official Department of Revenue document that grants another person permission to register a vehicle, obtain a title, or handle inspections on the owner’s behalf.
Signing Requirements
| Type | Requirement |
| Durable | Must be signed by the principal and acknowledged before a notary public.[1] |
| General (Financial) | The principal must sign with notarial acknowledgment.[1] |
| Limited | Requires the principal’s signature and notarial acknowledgment. |
| Health Care | Signed by the principal in the presence of 2 adult witnesses.[2] |
| Minor Child | Must be signed by the parent or guardian and acknowledged before a notary public.[3] |
| Motor Vehicle | The vehicle owner must sign Form 4054 with notarial acknowledgment. |