Limited Power of Attorney – Riverside County, CA

The Limited Power of Attorney is a sample document, published by the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder among its Recorder Sample Documents, in which a principal appoints an attorney in fact to act in the principal's name only for the acts listed on the form.

The printed text has several parts. At the top is a block headed "Recording requested by and when recorded mail to," followed by a space marked for the Recorder's use only. The body names the principal and the attorney in fact, then lists the powers granted in item (a). The attorney receives full power to do each act necessary or convenient in connection with those powers, as the principal could do if personally present. The form also sets a period of validity, an effective date and a termination date, and it says the singular includes the plural where the context requires.

The signature area is followed by a California notary acknowledgment (State of California, County of ____). It records that the signer proved identity to the notary and acknowledged signing in an authorized capacity. The notary text states that the notary verifies only the identity of the signer, not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of the document.

The county states that it makes no representation about whether its Recorder Sample Documents suit your purposes, and that its employees cannot give legal advice or help prepare legal documents. The form itself tells you to fill in all blanks, change it as your transaction requires, and consult a lawyer if you doubt it fits your purpose.

A person who wants to authorize someone else to act for them in specific, limited matters can use this form: the principal names the attorney in fact and writes the authorized acts at item (a). It is a sample, so the form tells you to adapt it to your particular transaction.

• Principals. The form is written for one or more principals; where there is more than one, they act jointly and severally and are collectively called "principal."
• Attorneys in fact. The person or persons named after "appoint" receive the powers listed on the form and nothing beyond them.
• Notaries. A notary public or other officer completes the acknowledgment, which verifies only the signer's identity.

The county does not decide whether this document is the right one for your transaction. Its forms page says Recorder Sample Documents come without any representation of suitability, that other forms may be obtained from attorneys, real estate professionals, stationery or office supply stores or other legal forms websites, and that questions about which document is appropriate should go to an attorney or other professional adviser.

The form has no due date printed on it. You complete it when you decide to grant the limited authority, and the timing of the power itself is written on the form: you enter the period of the grant, the date it becomes effective and the date it terminates. Complete these three blanks before signing. The signing date goes on the line "WITNESS my hand this ___ day of ___," and the notary adds the date of the acknowledgment. The county's forms page sets no filing window for its Recorder Sample Documents.

The county's forms page says its forms do not allow online submission and must be delivered by mail or in person to your local Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder office.

• Mail: send the signed and notarized original to your local Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder office. The form and the forms page print no separate mailing address.
• In person: deliver it to your local Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder office.

Print the form in black ink on 8 1/2" x 11" white paper; the county requires this for all its forms. The block at the top, "Recording requested by and when recorded mail to," is where you write the name and address the recorded document should be returned to. County employees cannot give legal advice or help prepare the document, so direct questions about whether it fits your transaction to an attorney. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.