Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to stocks and bonds authorizes the agent to: A. buy, sell and exchange stocks and bonds; B. establish, continue, modify or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds; C. pledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal; D. receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds; and E. exercise voting rights with respect to stocks and bonds in person or by proxy, enter into voting trusts, and consent to limitations on the right to vote. History: Laws 2007, ch. 135, § 206; 1978 Comp., § 46B-1-206 recompiled as § 45-5B-206 by Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 102. ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2011, ch. 124, § 102 recompiled former 46B-1-206 NMSA 1978 as 45-5B-206 NMSA 1978, effective January 1, 2012.
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