Statute – Uniform Power of Attorney Act – Wyoming Statutes § 3-9-101 – 3-9-403

Definition – “Durable,” with respect to a power of attorney, means not terminated by the principal’s incapacity (§ 3-9-102(ii)).

Signing Requirements – According to the Uniform Power of Attorney Act, “A power of attorney shall be signed by the principal or in the principal’s conscious presence by another person who the principal directs to sign the principal’s name on the power of attorney. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other person authorized by law to take acknowledgments” (§ 3-9-105).