Free ND Power of Attorney Form for General Financial Matters
A North Dakota general power of attorney is a written document in which you, the principal, name an agent (also called an attorney in fact) to handle your financial affairs. These can include banking, property, and investments. This form does not authorize anyone to make medical or other health-care decisions for you. FormsPal's free ND power of attorney form is a PDF you can fill out online, print, and sign.
Last Updated: October 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current North Dakota law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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What Is Required for a North Dakota General Power of Attorney?
In North Dakota, the designation of an attorney in fact must be made in a written power of attorney. The state's rules for powers of attorney are in North Dakota Century Code chapter 30.1-30.[1.3]
North Dakota has no statute that requires notarization or witnesses for a power of attorney. It also has no statute on agent acceptance, on when the document takes effect, or on its form and dating.
The FormsPal form includes these parts:
The names and addresses of the principal and the agent.
The financial powers you grant, which you initial one by one.
An effective date.
A termination date.
An alternate agent who can step in as successor.
Tip: The form has a notary acknowledgment on page 5, so you can have your signature notarized if you choose. A bank or other institution may ask for it.
North Dakota General Power of Attorney Form Details
What Is the Difference Between a Durable and a General Power of Attorney?
The main difference is what happens when the principal becomes incapacitated. A durable power of attorney is written to keep working through incapacity. For a power of attorney that is not durable, North Dakota's statute protects an agent who keeps acting in good faith without knowing about the incapacity:
The disability or incapacity of a principal who has previously executed a written power of attorney that is not a durable power does not revoke or terminate the agency as to the attorney in fact or other person, who, without actual knowledge of the disability or incapacity of the principal, acts in good faith under the power.
The two types work like this:
Durable power of attorney: acts the attorney in fact performs during the principal's disability or incapacity have the same effect as if the principal were competent, and they bind the principal and the principal's successors in interest.[1.4]
Power of attorney that is not durable: an act the agent takes in good faith, without actual knowledge of the principal's disability or incapacity, binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest, unless the act is otherwise invalid or unenforceable.[1.2]
The Termination Date section of this form lets you choose to end the power of attorney when you are determined to be incapacitated. If you want your agent's authority to continue through incapacity, a North Dakota durable power of attorney is the document to use. For a single task, see the North Dakota limited power of attorney.
How to Fill Out the North Dakota General Power of Attorney Form
The North Dakota general power of attorney form has five pages and 41 fillable fields. Work through it in the order below, from the principal and agent names on page 1 to the notary acknowledgment on page 5. If you download the PDF, you can type your entries with our online PDF editor and then print it.
The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal North Dakota general power of attorney template filled with sample entries in blue, so you can see where each answer goes. The names, addresses, dates and amounts are examples only.
Principal and agent (page 1). Read the notice at the top. It says the powers are broad and that the document does not authorize anyone to make medical or other health-care decisions for you. Then write your name and address, and your agent's name and address, in the appointment paragraph.Step 1: sample entries, not a real document.
Initial the powers (A) to (K) (page 2). Write your initials on the line in front of each power you want to grant, from (A) real property transactions to (K) benefits from social security, medicare, medicaid, or other governmental programs. Leave a line blank to withhold that power.Step 2: sample entries, not a real document.
Powers (L) to (N) and Special Instructions (page 2). Initial (L) retirement plan transactions and (M) tax matters if you want to grant them. To grant every listed power, initial only line (N). The form says you need not initial any other line then. The three Special Instructions that follow are preprinted, so there is nothing to fill in. They cover medical claims and reimbursements, retirement and savings accounts, and digital assets.Step 3: sample entries, not a real document.
Effective date (page 3). Under Effective Date, initial one line. Choose effective immediately, or effective on a date and write that date in the blanks.Step 4: sample entries, not a real document.
Termination: written revocation (page 3). Under Termination Date, the form says to initial one line. Initial the first line if the power of attorney should end when you have signed a written revocation.Step 5: sample entries, not a real document.
Termination: a set date or incapacity (page 3). Instead, initial the line to end on a date and write that date, or the line to end when you are determined to be incapacitated. The form defines incapacity just below, continuing onto page 4. It means a court finding that you are incompetent, a court-appointed conservator or guardian for your estate, or written certification from two physicians who are unrelated to you and to each other. A copy of the court order or the certifications is attached to the original.Step 6: sample entries, not a real document.
Successor attorney-in-fact (page 4). In the successor paragraph, write your agent's name, then the name and address of the alternate agent. The alternate steps in if your agent is unable or unwilling to serve.Step 7: sample entries, not a real document.
Date and sign (page 4). Fill in the day, month, and year on the "Signed this" line, then sign and print your name. If you want the signature notarized, sign in front of the notary. The paragraph above your signature says all prior general powers of attorney you signed are revoked. The form has no line for the agent to sign.Step 8: sample entries, not a real document.
Notary acknowledgment (page 5). The notary completes the acknowledgment with the county, the date, the officer's name and title, and your name. The certificate says the notary verifies only the identity of the person who signed, not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of the document.Step 9: sample entries, not a real document.
Officer signature and seal (page 5). The notary signs on the Signature line at the bottom of page 5 and adds the seal.Step 10: sample entries, not a real document.
Frequently Asked Questions
These answers explain how a power of attorney can end in North Dakota and what happens to acts an agent takes in good faith. They also cover what a conservator or guardian can do about a durable power of attorney. Each answer is based on the North Dakota Century Code.
How can a power of attorney end in North Dakota?
Under North Dakota's agency termination statute, a power of attorney ends when any of these happens:[2]
The principal revokes it, unless the agent's power is coupled with an interest in the subject of the agency.
The principal dies, unless the agent's power is coupled with an interest in the subject of the agency.
Its own terms provide for termination.
What happens if the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, or resigns?
The agent's authority ends if the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, or resigns.[2] Naming an alternate agent on the form lets someone else step in as successor.
What if the agent acts without knowing the principal has died?
Whether or not the power of attorney is durable, the principal's death does not revoke or terminate it as to an agent or other person who acts in good faith under it without actual knowledge of the death. An act taken that way binds the principal's successors in interest, unless the act is otherwise invalid or unenforceable.[1.1]
Can a durable power of attorney nominate a conservator or guardian in North Dakota?
Yes. A durable power of attorney may nominate the conservator or guardian the principal would want if protective proceedings are later begun. The court appoints that person, except for good cause or disqualification.[1.5]
Who can revoke or amend a durable power of attorney after a court appoints a conservator?
Suppose a court appoints a conservator, guardian of the estate, or other fiduciary to manage the principal's property after the durable power of attorney is signed. That fiduciary has the same power to revoke or amend it that the principal would have had if not disabled or incapacitated.[1.5]
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