A North Dakota limited power of attorney is a written document in which you, the principal, appoint an agent to act for you on specific tasks only. A general North Dakota power of attorney gives an agent broad authority. A limited one confines the agent to the purposes you list. Use this free form to name your agent, list those purposes and print the PDF.
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 If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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If you need broader authority than a limited power of attorney gives, see other North Dakota power of attorney forms.
Use a North Dakota limited power of attorney when you want someone to handle a defined task for you and nothing more. You list each task on the purpose lines of the form. The Special Instructions printed on the form limit the agent to those tasks.
Purposes people often write on the form include:
The more specific the wording, the clearer the agent's role is to the people who read the document.
If the task needs more than a limited document covers, FormsPal has related North Dakota forms:
North Dakota requires the appointment of an attorney-in-fact to be in writing. Under N.D.C.C. ch. 30.1-30, the designation of an attorney-in-fact must be made by a written power of attorney.[1.3] North Dakota has no statute that requires a power of attorney to be notarized or sets witness requirements for it.
For this form, that leaves two practical points:
| Document Name | North Dakota Limited Power of Attorney Form |
| Other Name | North Dakota Special Power of Attorney |
| Relevant Laws | North Dakota Century Code, Chapter 30.1-30 and N.D. Cent. Code § 3-01-11 |
| Avg. Time to Fill Out | 8 minutes |
| # of Fillable Fields | 32 |
| Available Formats | Adobe PDF |
A North Dakota limited power of attorney ends when its own terms provide for termination. On this form, you set that point in the Termination Date section. It also ends when the principal revokes it or dies, unless the agent's power is coupled with an interest in the subject of the agency.[2]
To fill out the North Dakota limited power of attorney form, start on page 1 with the principal and the agent. Then list the tasks the agent may handle and set the dates. The PDF has three pages, and the steps below follow its order. Use the Create My Document button above to build the form online, then save and print it.
The screenshots under each step show the FormsPal North Dakota 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.
Once the form is filled in, print it and sign it. Then share copies with the people who will rely on the document and keep the original somewhere safe. The steps below cover what to do after the form is complete.
These questions cover what happens to a power of attorney in North Dakota when the principal or the agent dies, becomes incapacitated or changes course. Each answer comes from the North Dakota Century Code.
The principal's death does not revoke or terminate a written power of attorney, durable or otherwise, for an agent who acts in good faith. That holds when the agent has no 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]
If a power of attorney is not durable, the principal's incapacity does not revoke or terminate it for an agent who acts in good faith. That holds when the agent has no actual knowledge of the incapacity. An act taken that way binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest, unless the act is otherwise invalid or unenforceable.[1.2]
A durable power of attorney is one whose writing says it is not affected by the principal's later disability or incapacity. It can also say it becomes effective on that disability or incapacity.[1.3] Under a durable power of attorney, acts the agent performs during the principal's disability or incapacity have the same effect as if the principal were competent. They bind the principal and the principal's successors in interest.[1.4]
The agent's authority terminates if the agent does any of the following:
That comes from the termination statute.[2] The form has a Successor Attorney-in-Fact paragraph where you can name an alternate agent for that case.
A durable power of attorney may nominate the conservator or guardian the principal would want if protective proceedings are later begun. The court follows that nomination except for good cause or disqualification.[1.5]
The statute also covers a fiduciary the court appoints after a durable power of attorney is signed. It says:
The fiduciary has the same power to revoke or amend the power of attorney that the principal would have had if the principal were not disabled or incapacitated.
In plain words, that fiduciary can revoke or amend the durable power of attorney just as the principal could if the principal were not disabled or incapacitated.[1.5]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
