How to Obtain a Filed Power of Attorney Paper
Most state laws do not require that a power of attorney be filed with a public office. However, some states at least permit such a filing at the option of the person who prepares and executes a power of attorney. If you live in a state that maintains filed powers of attorney, specific procedures exist through which you can obtain a copy of that instrument.
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Locate the office of the register or recorder of deeds in the county where the individual who executed the power of attorney resides. You can obtain the location through the county government website. Most registers or recorders of deeds maintain offices in their county courthouses or county administrative services buildings.
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Go to the office of the register or recorder of deeds. If the instrument is filed with a public agency, it will be in the register or recorder of deeds' office.
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Complete the request for document form maintained by the register or recorder of deeds. In some jurisdictions you may be able to request a copy of the power of attorney orally. However, most offices wish to maintain a written record of the request.
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State on the request form that you specifically desire a certified copy of the instrument. A certified copy means that the document is stamped and signed by a member of the register or recorder of deeds staff as being a true and correct copy of the document on file with the agency.
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Pay the fee associated with obtaining the certified copy of the power of attorney. Fees vary from one jurisdiction to another.
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