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COLORADO STATUTORY POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PROPERTY

NOTICE: UNLESS YOU LIMIT THE POWER IN THIS DOCUMENT, THIS

DOCUMENT GIVES YOUR AGENT THE POWER TO ACT FOR YOU, WITHOUT YOUR

CONSENT, IN ANY WAY THAT YOU COULD ACT FOR YOURSELF. THE POWERS

GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT ARE BROAD AND SWEEPING. THEY ARE EXPLAINED IN

THE "UNIFORM STATUTORY FORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT", PART 13 OF ARTICLE

I OF TITLE 15, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND PART 6 OF ARTICLE 14 OF TITLE

15, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE

POWERS, OBTAIN COMPETENT LEGAL ADVICE. THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT

AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO MAKE MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS FOR

YOU. YOU MAY REVOKE THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IF YOU LATER WISH TO DO SO.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS TO GIVE THE PERSON YOU

DESIGNATE (YOUR "AGENT") BROAD POWERS TO HANDLE YOUR PROPERTY AND

AFFAIRS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE POWERS TO PLEDGE, SELL, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE

OF ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE TO YOU OR

APPROVAL BY YOU. THIS FORM DOES NOT IMPOSE A DUTY ON YOUR AGENT TO

EXERCISE GRANTED POWERS; BUT WHEN POWERS ARE EXERCISED, YOUR AGENT

MUST USE DUE CARE TO ACT FOR YOUR BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

PROVISIONS OF THIS FORM AND MUST KEEP A RECORD OF RECEIPTS,

DISBURSEMENTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN AS AGENT. YOU MAY NAME

SUCCESSOR AGENTS UNDER THIS FORM BUT NOT CO-AGENTS. UNTIL YOU REVOKE

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY OR A COURT ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF TERMINATES IT,

YOUR AGENT MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS GIVEN HERE THROUGHOUT YOUR

LIFETIME, EVEN AFTER YOU MAY BECOME DISABLED, UNLESS YOU EXPRESSLY

LIMIT THE DURATION OF THIS POWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BELOW.

YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS OR POWERS UNDER COLORADO LAW NOT

SPECIFIED IN THIS FORM.

I, _______________________________________________________________ appoint

(insert your full name and address)

______________________________________________________________ as my

(insert the full name and addr ess of the person appointed)

agent (attorney-in-fact) to act for me in any lawful way with respect to the following

initialed subjects:

TO GRANT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING POWERS, INITIAL THE

LINE IN FRONT OF EACH POWER YOU ARE GRANTING. TO WITHHOLD A

POWER, DO NOT INITIAL THE LINE IN FRONT OF IT. YOU MAY, BUT NEED

NOT, CROSS OUT EACH POWER WITHHELD.

INITIAL:

__________ (A) Real estate transactions (when property recorded).

__________ (B) Tangible personal property transactions.

__________ (C) Stock and bond transactions.

__________ (D) Commodity and option transactions.

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__________ (E) Banking and other financial institution transactions.

__________ (F) Business operating transactions.

__________ (G) Insurance and annuity transactions.

__________ (H) Estate, trust, and other beneficiary transactions.

__________ (I) Claims and litigation.

__________ (J) Personal and family maintenance.

__________ (K) Benefits from social security, medicate, medicaid, or other

governmental programs or military service.

__________ (L) Retirement plan transactions.

__________ (M) Tax matters.

UNLESS YOU DIRECT OTHERWISE, THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL IT IS REVOKED OR

TERMINATED AS SPECIFIED BELOW. STRIKE THROUGH AND WRITE YOUR

INITIALS TO THE LEFT OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE IF YOU DO NOT

WANT THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY TO CONTINUE IF YOU BECOME

DISABLED, INCAPACITATED, OR INCOMPETENT.

1. (_________) This power of attorney will continue to be effective even though I

become disabled, incapacitated, or incom petent.

YOU MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONS TO AND LIMITATIONS ON THE

AGENT'S POWERS IN THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IF THEY ARE

SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED BELOW.

2. The powers granted above shall not include the following powers or shall be modified

or limited in the following manner (here you may include any specific limitations you

deem appropriate, such as a prohibition of or conditions on the sale of particular stock or

real estate or special rules regarding borrowing by the agent):

________________________________________________________________________

3. In addition to the powers granted above, I grant my agent the following powers

(here you may add any other delegable powers, such as the power to make gifts, exercise

powers of appointment, name or change beneficiaries or joint tenants, or revoke or amend

any trust specifically referred to below):

________________________________________________________________________

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4. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. ON THE FOLLOWING LINES YOU MAY GIVE

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUR AGENT:

________________________________________________________________________

YOUR AGENT WILL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL

REASONABLE EXPENSES INCURRED IN ACTING UNDER THIS POWER OF

ATTORNEY. STRIKE THROUGH AND INITIAL THE NEXT SENTENCE IF YOU

DO NOT WANT YOUR AGENT TO ALSO BE ENTITLED TO REASONABLE

COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AS AGENT.

5. (_________) My agent is entitled to reasonable compensation for services rendered as

agent under this power of attorney.

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY MAY BE AMENDED IN ANY MANNER OR

REVOKED BY YOU AT ANY TIME. ABSENT AMENDMENT OR REVOCATION,

THE AUTHORITY GRANTED IN THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS EFFECTIVE

WHEN THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS SIGNED AND CONTINUES IN EFFECT

UNTIL YOUR DEATH, UNLESS YOU MAKE A LIMITATION ON DURATION BY

COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING:

6. This power of attorney terminates on _______________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

(Insert a future date or event, such as court determination of your disability, when you want this power to terminate prior to your death).

BY RETAINING THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH, YOU MAY, BUT ARE

NOT REQUIRED TO, NAME YOUR AGENT AS GUARDIAN OF YOUR PERSON

OR CONSERVATOR OF YOUR PROPERTY, OR BOTH, IF A COURT

PROCEEDING IS BEGUN TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN OR CONSERVATOR, OR

BOTH, FOR YOU. THE COURT WILL APPOINT YOUR AGENT AS GUARDIAN

OR CONSERVATOR, OR BOTH, IF THE COURT FINDS THAT SUCH

APPOINTMENT WILL SERVE YOUR BEST INTERESTS AND WELFARE. STRIKE

THROUGH AND INITIAL PARAGRAPH 7 IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR AGENT

TO ACT AS GUARDIAN OR CONSERVATOR, OR, BOT H.

7. (_________) If a guardian of my person or a conservator for my property, or both, are

to be appointed, I nominate the agent acting under this power of attorney as such

guardian or conservator, or both, to serve without bond or security.

IF YOU WISH TO NAME SUCCESSOR AGENTS, INSERT THE NAME AND

ADDRESS OF ANY SUCCESSOR AGE NT IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH:

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8. If any agent named by me shall die, become incapacitated, resign, or refuse to accept

the office of agent, I name the following each to act alone and successively, in the order

named, as successor to s u ch agent:

________________________________________________________________________

For purposes of this paragraph 8, a person is considered to be incapacitated if and while

the person is a minor or a person adjudicated incapacitated or if the person is unable to

give prompt and intelligent consideration to business matters, as certified by a licensed

physician.

I agree that any third party who receives a copy of this document may act under it.

Revocation of the power of attorney is not effective as to a third party until the third party

learns of the revocation. I agree to indemnify the third party for any claims that arise

against the third party because of reliance on this power of attorney.

Signed on _____________________________, __________.

IF THERE IS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FORM THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, IT MAY

BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO CONSULT A CO LORADO LAWYER RATHER THAN SIGN

THIS FORM.

__________________________________

(Your signature)

__________________________________

(Your social security number)

YOU MAY, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO, REQUEST YOUR AGENT AND

SUCCESSOR AGENTS TO PR OVIDE SPECIMEN SIGNATURES BELOW. IF YOU

INCLUDE SPECIMEN SIGNATURES IN THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, YOU

MUST COMPLETE THE CERTIFICATION OPPOSITE THE SIGNATURES OF THE

AGENTS.

NOTICE TO AGENTS: BY EXERCISING POWERS UNDER THIS DOCUMENT,

THE AGENT ASSUMES THE FIDUCIARY AND OTHER LEGAL

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN AGENT UNDER COLORADO LAW.

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Specimen signatures of agent I certify that the signatures of my

(and successors). agent (and successors) are correct.

________________________________ ________________________________

Agent Principal

________________________________ ________________________________

Successor Agent Principal

________________________________ ________________________________

Successor Agent Principal

STATE OF COLORADO )

) ss.

COUNTY OF ______________________ )

This document was acknowledged before me on _______________________________,

(date)

by ________________________________ who certifies the correctness of the

(name of principal)

signature(s) of the agent(s).

My commission expires: ____________________________

__________________________________

Notary public

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