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Utah Statutory Form of Power of Attorney

(Pursuant to Utah Code § 75-9-101, et seq.)

I, _____________________, of ________________, Utah, designate my [son/daughter],


_________________________, as my agent (referred to as “my agent”), to act in my name and for my
benefit.

1. General Grant of Power. I grant to my agent full power and authority to perform any
act, power, duty, interest, right, benefit or obligation whatsoever that I now have or may hereafter
acquire, including, without limitation, power and authority to perform all acts that I could perform with
respect to the subjects described in Utah Code §§ 75-9-204 through 75-9-216.

2. Specific Powers. Without in any way limiting the generality of the power and authority
conferred upon my agent under paragraph 1, my agent shall have the specific powers set forth below.

(a) Powers of Collection. To collect, receive and possess, by any lawful means, all
cash and property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, that I now or in the future may own, and to sign
and deliver in my name and on my behalf all receipts and releases for such cash and property.

(b) Acquisition of Assets. To acquire by purchase, exchange, distribution, lease, gift


or otherwise, and to retain, temporarily or permanently, any property, real or personal, tangible or
intangible, on such terms and conditions as my agent deems appropriate.

(c) Disposition of Assets. To sell, exchange, option or otherwise dispose of any


property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, that I now or in the future may own, on such terms and
conditions as my agent deems appropriate.

(d) Loans. 1To loan money to any person, including my agent, at any time and on
such terms as my agent determines to be fair and reasonable under the circumstances, and to secure
repayment of any loan through acceptance of a pledge of or security interest in any property.

(e) Borrow. 1To borrow money from any person, including my agent, at any time
and on such terms as my agent determines to be fair and reasonable under the circumstances, and to
secure any repayment obligation through the pledge or grant of a security interest in any of my property.

(f) Management of Assets. To manage, maintain, repair, improve, insure, lease,


encumber, partition and in any other manner deal with any property, real or personal, tangible or
intangible, that I now or in the future may own, on such terms and conditions as my agent deems
appropriate.

(g) Banking Powers. To make, receive and endorse checks and drafts, deposit and
withdraw funds, acquire and redeem certificates of deposit, in banks, credit unions, savings and loan
associations and other financial institutions.

(h) Motor Vehicles. To apply for a certificate of title upon, and endorse and transfer
title to, any motor vehicle, and to represent in such transfer assignment that the title to said motor vehicle
is free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except those specifically set forth in such transfer
assignment.
(i) Business Interests. To participate in and transfer any property to corporations,
partnerships, limited liability companies, business trusts, syndicates and other business associations; to
exercise stock options, vote securities and participate in voting trusts; to enter into partnership
agreements, operating agreements and shareholders= agreements; to execute an election under Subchapter
S or any other provision of the Internal Revenue Code; and to consent to exchanges, conversions,
mergers, dissolutions and reorganizations of all kinds.

(j) Brokerage Accounts. To open and maintain on my behalf a brokerage account at


any financial institution; to deposit any or all cash and securities to such account; to execute powers of
attorney authorizing transactions for such account; to sell, assign, endorse and transfer securities on
deposit in such account; to receive statements, summaries, notices and tax forms pertaining to such
account; to confirm and approve any or all transactions executed for such account; to receive any and all
notices, calls for margin or other demands with respect to, such account; and to enter into any agreement
with such financial institution with respect to such account.

(k) Safe Deposit Boxes. To enter, remove any or all of the contents from and
surrender any safe deposit box rented by me at any institution.

(l) Digital Assets.

(i) To access, use and control my digital devices, including but not limited
to, desktops, laptops, tablets, peripherals, storage devices, mobile telephones, smartphones and any
similar digital device which currently exists or may exist as technology develops or such comparable
items as technology develops for the purpose of accessing, modifying, deleting, controlling or transferring
my digital assets.

(ii) To access, modify, delete, control and transfer my digital assets,


including but not limited to, the content of my electronic communications, email accounts, digital music,
digital photographs, digital videos, software licenses, social network accounts, file sharing accounts,
financial accounts, domain registrations, DNS service accounts, web hosting accounts, tax preparation
service accounts, online stores, affiliate programs, other online accounts and similar digital items which
currently exist or may exist as technology develops or such comparable items as technology develops.

(m) Vote Securities. To vote in person, or by general or limited proxy, with or


without power of substitution, all securities that I now or in the future may own.

(n) Life Insurance and Annuities. To acquire, assign, sell, encumber, surrender,
change the beneficiary under and exercise all other incidents of ownership with respect to any and all life
insurance and annuity policies that I now or in the future may own.

(o) Social Security Benefits. To apply for and accept appointment as my


representative payee with respect to all benefits to which I am entitled under the Social Security Act,
including, without limitation, retirement, survivors and disability benefits.

(p) Receive Mail. To enter, maintain and surrender any mail box that now or in the
future may be in my name; to sign for any certified or registered mail directed to me; and to execute any
order required to forward mail to any location selected by my agent.

(q) Settlement of Claims. To settle, compromise or abandon debts or claims due to


or made against me.

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(r) Funding of Revocable Trust. To transfer any or all cash and property, real or
personal, tangible or intangible, that I now or in the future may own to the trustee of any existing
revocable trust of which I am a grantor, for administration and distribution in accordance with the terms
of such trust.

(s) Creation of Revocable Trust. If to my agent’s knowledge there is no existing


revocable trust of which I am the grantor, my agent may create a revocable trust on my behalf and
transfer to the trustee of such trust any or all cash and property, real or personal, tangible or intangible,
that I now or in the future may own, for administration and distribution in accordance with the terms of
such trust. The purposes of any revocable trust my agent creates on my behalf shall be to serve as a
vehicle for the management of some or all of my cash and property and to provide for my health, support,
maintenance and comfort during my life. The provisions of the agreement governing such trust must be
consistent with those purposes. My agent or any other person eligible to administer trusts may act as the
trustee of such trust. My agent on my behalf may revoke such trust at any time by written notice
delivered to the then acting trustee. If not previously revoked, such trust shall terminate as of the date of
my death and, upon such termination, the trustee shall distribute all property then comprising the trust
estate to my personal representative, for administration and distribution as part of my probate estate.

(t) Tax Powers. To prepare, sign and file on my behalf joint or separate income tax
returns or declarations of estimated tax for any year or years; to prepare, sign and file on my behalf gift
tax returns with respect to gifts made by me for any year or years; to consent on my behalf to any
elections pertaining to taxation of every kind applying to me; to prepare, sign and file on my behalf
Federal Tax Form 2848 or any other form of power of attorney required by the Internal Revenue Service
or other federal or state taxing authority; to file on my behalf claims for refund of any tax, requests for
extensions of time, petitions to any court for judicial review of assessments made by any taxing
authorities; and to engage, compensate and discharge attorneys, accountants and other tax advisers and
consultants to assist and represent me with respect to all tax matters pertaining to me or any property in
which I may have an interest or with respect to which I have responsibility.

(u) Change My Domicile. To do all things necessary to change my legal domicile to


any jurisdiction my agent deems appropriate.

(v) Health and Support. To expend my assets and take such other action as my agent
deems appropriate to provide for my health and support in my accustomed standard of living.

(w) Resignation as a Member, Officer or Fiduciary. To tender my resignation as a


member or officer of any organization or entity, or as a trustee, executor, conservator, custodian, personal
representative or other fiduciary of an estate or trust, however denominated.

(x) Disclaimers. To execute and deliver on my behalf “qualified disclaimers,”


within the meaning of Section 2518 of the Internal Revenue Code or any comparable section of any
federal or state statute, notwithstanding that the exercise of such qualified disclaimer directly or indirectly
may benefit my agent.

(y) Retirement Plans. With respect to any retirement plan1 in which I am a


participant or of which I am a beneficiary:

(i) to make contributions, including “rollover” contributions, or cause


contributions to be made to any retirement plan with my funds or otherwise on my behalf;

(ii) to create or change the beneficiary designation for any retirement plan;

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(iii) to receive, endorse and deposit to an account in my name checks
representing distributions to which I am entitled under any retirement plan; and

(iv) to exercise, waive or consent to any and all elections and options that I
may have with respect to any retirement plan.

(z) Gifts to Family Members and Qualified Charities. To make gifts of my property
to or for the benefit of:

(i) qualified charities, at such times and in such amounts and interests as my
agent deems consistent with the pattern of charitable giving that I have followed during my life; and

(ii) my spouse, my descendants and my descendants= spouses, at such times


and in such amounts and interests as my agent deems advisable; provided, however, that my agent shall
not make a gift to my agent except to the extent such gift is necessary for my agent’s health, support or
education.

3. Revocability. I may revoke this power of attorney at any time by written notice to my
agent. However, with respect to any person who acts in good faith reliance on my agent=s representations
or authority under this power of attorney, including, without limitation, any governmental agency, bank,
depository, trust company, insurance company, transfer agent or financial institution, any revocation shall
not be effective until such person has received written notice of the revocation, signed by my agent or me.

4. Passage of Time. This power of attorney shall not be revoked or otherwise become
ineffective in any way by the mere passage of time, but rather shall remain in full force and effect until
revoked in the manner described in paragraph 3.

5. Disability of Principal. This power of attorney shall not be affected by my incapacity or


disability.

6. Third-Party Reliance. Any person dealing with my agent may rely upon my agent=s
representations as to any matter within the scope of my agent=s power and authority under this power of
attorney. Any person who acts in good faith reliance on my agent=s representations or authority shall
incur no liability to me or to my heirs, legal representatives, successors or assigns. My agent may take
legal action on my behalf to (a) confirm my agent’s authority to act under this power of attorney, (b)
compel any person to accept or rely on my agent’s representations or authority to act under this power of
attorney or (c) recover damages that may result from a person=s refusal to permit my agent to exercise the
authority granted my agent by this power of attorney.

7. Inducement. For the purpose of inducing any persons, including, without limitation, any
governmental agency, bank, depository, trust company, insurance company, transfer agent or investment
banking company, to act in accordance with the powers I have granted my agent in this power of attorney,
I hereby represent, warrant and agree, for myself and my heirs, legal representatives, successors and
assigns, that if this power of attorney is terminated for any reason, I and my heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns shall hold such person harmless from any loss suffered or liability incurred by
such person in acting in accordance with this power of attorney prior to such person=s receipt of written
notice of such termination.

8. Exculpation. Under no circumstances shall my agent incur any liability to me, or to my


heirs, legal representatives, successors or assigns, for acting or refraining from acting hereunder, except

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for my agent=s breach of duty committed dishonestly, with an improper motive or with reckless
indifference to the purposes of this power of attorney or my best interest.

9. Revocation of Prior Powers of Attorney. I revoke any and all other powers of attorney
that I previously may have executed, except those powers of attorney that pertain solely to signatory
power over savings or checking accounts.

10. Duty of Agent to Account. My agent upon my request shall account to me or such other
person as I shall direct in writing. If a conservator or guardian of my property is appointed, my agent
shall account to such conservator or guardian.

11. Notice and Accounting to Interested Person.

(a) Incapacity. If I become incapacitated, my agent shall (i) within 30 days after
learning that I am incapacitated, notify all interested persons of my agent=s status, (ii) upon any interested
person=s request, promptly provide such interested person with a copy of this power of attorney and a
schedule of all of my property and sources of income and (iii) upon any interested person=s written
request, provide such interested person with an annual accounting of my agent=s acts with respect to my
income and property.

(b) Death. If I die while I am incapacitated, my agent shall (i) within 30 days after
learning of my death, promptly notify all interested persons of my death and (ii) upon any interested
person=s written request, promptly provide such interested person with an accounting of my agent=s acts
with respect to my income and property during my incapacity.

12. Nomination of Guardian or Conservator. In the event that an action is commenced to


have a guardian or conservator appointed due to my incapacity or inexplicable absence, my agent may
nominate as such guardian or conservator whomever my agent deems appropriate, including my agent,
and may waive the requirement of a bond for any person appointed as my guardian or conservator.

13. Life Insurance on Life of Agent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
instrument, my agent shall have no rights or powers with respect to any policy of insurance owned by me
and insuring the life of my agent.

14. Fiduciary Powers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this instrument, my agent
shall have no rights or powers with respect to any act, power, duty, right or obligation relating to any
person, matter, transaction or property owned by me, or in my custody, as a trustee, custodian, personal
representative or other fiduciary.

15. Compensation. My agent is entitled to reasonable compensation for services rendered


and to reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred while acting on my behalf under this power of
attorney.

16. Alternate Agents. If my agent dies, resigns, becomes incapacitated or refuses to accept
the office of agent, I appoint the following persons as my alternate agents, to act successively in the order
named: (a) _________________________; and then (b) ________________________. Any person to
whom this power of attorney is presented may rely upon a certificate by my alternate agent that my initial
agent has resigned or ceased to act as my agent. If I am incapacitated or disabled at the time my alternate
agent becomes my agent, then, within 10 days after my alternate agent becomes my agent, my alternate
agent shall notify all interested persons of my alternate agent=s status as my agent.

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17. Principles of Construction.

(a) Incapacitated Person. A person shall be deemed to be Aincapacitated@ if the


person’s personal physician states in writing that the person is impaired by reason of mental illness,
mental deficiency, physical illness or disability to the extent that the person lacks sufficient understanding
or capacity to make or communicate responsible decisions. Each person who is party to this power of
attorney, including each person who accepts appointment as my agent (i) agrees to cooperate in any
examination reasonably necessary to determine if the person is incapacitated; (ii) waives the doctor-
patient privilege with respect to the results of such examination; and (iii) authorizes the release and
disclosure of such information as may be necessary to determine if the person is incapacitated, including,
without limitation, information that would otherwise be protected from disclosure by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).

(b) Inexplicable Absence. I shall be deemed to be “inexplicably absent” if: (i) I


have been missing from my usual place of residence for a period of six months; (ii) such absence has been
continuous and without explanation; (iii) I have not contacted any of the persons with whom I would
likely communicate; and (iv) I cannot be located despite diligent inquiry and search.

(c) Interested Person. An “interested person” is a person who will succeed to an


interest in my probate estate under the terms of my will or, if I have no will, a person who will be entitled
to a portion of my probate estate under the applicable laws of intestate succession.

(d) Qualified Charity. “Qualified charity” means a charitable, educational, scientific


or religious entity, contributions to which are deductible for federal and state gift, death and income tax
purposes.

(e) Retirement Plan. A “retirement plan” is any retirement arrangement in which I


am a participant or of which I am a beneficiary, including, without limitation, an annuity, pension plan,
profit-sharing plan, stock bonus plan and individual retirement account.

(f) Other Principles of Construction. “Person” means a legal entity, including,


without limitation, a natural person, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust and
an association; words in any gender include the other gender; the singular includes the plural and vice
versa; and the headings and underlined paragraph titles are for guidance only and shall have no
significance in the interpretation of this power of attorney.

18. Governing Law. Utah law shall govern all questions as to the validity of this
power and as to the construction of its provisions.

19. Counterparts and Photographic Copies. This instrument may be executed in two or
more counterparts. Each executed counterpart is an original and any photographic copy of this instrument
shall have the force and effect of an original.

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Signed this ____ day of ____________, 2021, to be effective immediately.

____________________________________
________________

STATE OF UTAH )
)ss.
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE )

On this ____ day of _____________, 2021, personally appeared before me ________________,


the signer of the foregoing instrument, who duly acknowledged to me that she executed the same.

Witness my hand and official seal.

____________________________________
Notary Public

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