Sec. 4. (a) Language conferring general authority with respect to bond, share, and commodity transactions means the principal authorizes the attorney in fact to do the following:

(1) Accept as a gift or as security for a loan, reject, demand, buy, receive, or otherwise acquire ownership or possession of a bond, a share, an instrument of similar character, a commodity interest, or an instrument with respect to the bond, share, or interest, together with the interest, dividends, proceeds, or other distributions connected with the instruments.

(2) Sell, sell short, exchange, transfer with or without a guaranty, release, surrender, hypothecate, pledge, grant options concerning, loan, trade in, or otherwise dispose of a bond, a share, an instrument of similar character, a commodity interest, or an instrument with respect to the bond, share, or instrument.

(3) Release in whole or in part, assign the whole or a part of, satisfy in whole or in part, and enforce by action or proceeding a pledge, an encumbrance, a lien, or other claim as to a bond, a share, an instrument of similar character, a commodity interest, or an interest with respect to the bond, share, or interest when the pledge, lien, or other claim is owned or claimed to be owned by the principal.

(4) Perform acts of management or conservation with respect to a bond, a share, an instrument of similar character, a commodity interest, or an interest with respect to the bond, share, or interest, owned or claimed to be owned by the principal, or in which the principal claims to have an interest, including the power to do the following:

(A) Insure against casualty, liability, or loss.

(B) Obtain, regain possession of, or protect the principal's interest by action or proceeding.

(C) Pay, compromise, or contest taxes and assessments.

(D) Apply for and receive refunds for taxes and assessments.

(E) Consent to and participate in a reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, merger, consolidation, sale, lease, or other change in or revival of a corporation or an association, in the financial structure of a corporation or an association, or in the priorities, voting rights, or other special rights with respect to the corporation or association.

(F) Become a depositor with a protective, reorganization, or similar committee of the bond, share, instrument of similar character, commodity interest, or an interest with respect to the bond, share, or interest belonging to the principal, and make payments reasonably incident to becoming a depositor.

(G) Exercise or sell an option, a conversion, or a similar right.

(H) Vote in person or by the granting of a proxy with or without the power of substitution, either discretionary, general, or otherwise.

(5) Carry in the name of a nominee selected by the attorney in fact evidence of the ownership of a bond, a share, an instrument of similar character, a commodity interest, or an interest with respect to the bond, share, or interest belonging to the principal.

(6) Employ in any way believed to be desirable by the attorney in fact a bond, a share, an instrument of similar character, a commodity interest, or an interest with respect to the bond, share, or interest in which the principal has or claims to have an interest for the protection or continued operation of a speculative or margin transaction begun or personally guaranteed in whole or in part by the principal.

(7) Demand, receive, or obtain by action or proceeding money or other things of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled as the proceeds of an interest in a bond, a share, an instrument of similar character, a commodity interest, or an interest with respect to the bond, share, or interest, or of a transaction permitted under this section, conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received for a purpose permitted under this section, and reimburse the attorney in fact for expenditures properly made in the execution of powers conferred upon the attorney in fact.

(8) Agree and contract in any manner and on any terms with a broker or other person the attorney in fact selects to accomplish a purpose permitted under this section and perform, rescind, reform, release, or modify the agreement or contract or a similar agreement made by or on behalf of the principal.

(9) Execute, acknowledge, seal, and deliver a consent, an agreement, an authorization, an assignment, a revocation, a notice, a waiver of notice, a check, or an instrument the attorney in fact considers useful to accomplish a purpose permitted under this section.

(10) Execute, acknowledge, and file a report or certificate required by law or governmental regulation.

(11) Prosecute, defend, submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to a claim existing in favor of or against the principal based on or involving a bond, share, or commodity transaction, or intervene in a related action or proceeding.

(12) Hire, discharge, and compensate an attorney, accountant, expert witness, or other assistant when the attorney in fact considers the action to be desirable for the proper execution by the attorney in fact of a power described in this section and keep needed records.

(13) Perform any other acts with respect to a bond, a share, an instrument of similar character, a commodity, or an interest with respect to a commodity.

(b) The powers described in this section are exercisable equally with respect to a bond, a share, an instrument of similar character, a commodity, or an instrument with respect to a commodity owned by the principal at the time of the giving of the power of attorney or acquired after that time, whether located in Indiana or in another jurisdiction.

As added by P.L.149-1991, SEC.2.