A Maine limited power of attorney is a written document in which you, the principal, name an agent (also called an attorney-in-fact) to act for you only for the purposes you list. It is narrower than a general power of attorney, which gives an agent broad authority. You can fill out the free three-page Maine form online with FormsPal, then print and sign it.
Last Updated: October 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current Maine law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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A limited power of attorney lets your agent act only for the purposes you write on the form. You choose the task, when the document starts, and how it ends. The FormsPal template has five lines for the purposes and a preprinted Special Instructions notice that confines the agent to them. Many people use one for a single, defined job, such as:
Describe each purpose in clear, specific terms, so your agent and anyone who sees the document know what it covers. If you want an agent to have broad authority instead, use a general power of attorney. For vehicle transactions or medical decisions, see all Maine power of attorney forms.
Tip: Put the detail on the purpose lines of page 1. A short, specific description keeps the document limited to the task you have in mind.
Section 5-905 of Title 18-C of the Maine Revised Statutes sets two requirements for a power of attorney. The FormsPal template has a signature line on page 2 and an acknowledgment block on page 3 for them. Both requirements are listed below.
The statute says it this way:
A power of attorney must be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney.
In plain words, someone else can sign for you only if you direct them to, and they must sign your name while you are consciously present. Page 3 of the FormsPal template has the acknowledgment block.
Section 5-905(2) adds that a durable power of attorney under this Part is not valid unless it contains the following notices substantially in the following form.[1.1] That sentence of the statute is about durable documents.
| Document Name | Maine Limited Power of Attorney Form |
| Other Name | Maine Special Power of Attorney |
| Relevant Laws | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-C, § 5-905[1.2], § 5-910[2], § 5-913[3], § 5-914[4] |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 8 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 32 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF |
A person becomes your agent by accepting the appointment. Under Section 5-913, a person accepts appointment as an agent by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent, or by any other assertion or conduct indicating acceptance. The power of attorney may provide otherwise.[3]
Unless the power of attorney provides otherwise, Section 5-914(2) sets two duties for an agent.[4]
The FormsPal Maine limited power of attorney template has three pages. Page 1 names you and your agent, lists the purposes, and sets the start date and the first termination choice. Page 2 finishes the termination choices, names a successor agent, and holds your signature. Page 3 is the acknowledgment that a notary public or other officer completes.
The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal Maine limited 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.
To get a limited power of attorney in Maine, fill in the form, review it, and sign it. A notary public or other authorized officer then completes the acknowledgment on page 3. Give your agent a copy and keep the original safe. These steps cover what happens around the form, not the entries on it.
Section 5-910 of Title 18-C lists when a power of attorney terminates. The termination date section of the form lets you pick how yours ends: a signed written revocation, a date, or a determination that you are incapacitated.
Under Section 5-910, a power of attorney terminates when any of these happens:[2]
The agent's authority terminates when the principal revokes that authority. It also terminates when the power of attorney terminates.[2]
If the principal and the agent are registered domestic partners, Section 5-910 sets a separate rule for the agent's authority:
Upon the sooner to occur of either: the marriage of the principal to a person other than the agent if upon or after execution of the power of attorney the principal and the agent are or became registered domestic partners, the filing with the domestic partner registry, in accordance with title 22, section 2710, subsection 4, of a notice consenting to the termination of a registered domestic partnership of the principal and the agent; or upon service, in accordance with title 22, section 2710, subsection 4, of a notice of intent to terminate the registered domestic partnership of the principal and the agent.
Not by itself. Unless the power of attorney provides otherwise, the agent's authority is exercisable until it terminates under subsection 2 of Section 5-910. A lapse of time since the execution of the power of attorney does not change that.[2]
Termination of an agent's authority or of a power of attorney is not effective as to the agent or another person that acts in good faith under the power of attorney without actual knowledge of the termination. An act so performed, unless otherwise invalid or unenforceable, binds you and your successors in interest.[2] Telling your agent and anyone who holds a copy as soon as you revoke it avoids that problem.
The answer depends on whether the document is durable. If the power of attorney is not durable, the principal's incapacity does not revoke or terminate it as to an agent or other person. That protection applies to someone that acts in good faith under the power of attorney without actual knowledge of the incapacity.[2]
The agent's authority terminates when the agent dies, becomes incapacitated or resigns. The power of attorney itself terminates in either of these cases:
Naming a successor agent on page 2 of the form covers that case.
Unless the power of attorney provides otherwise, yes. The agent's authority terminates when an action is filed for the termination or annulment of the agent's marriage to the principal or for their legal separation.[2]
Not automatically. A new power of attorney does not revoke one the principal signed earlier. It does so only if the new document provides that the previous power of attorney is revoked or that all other powers of attorney are revoked.[2]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
