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A bill for an act
relating to civil law; modifying the terms of a delegation of parental authority;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-211.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 524.5-211, is amended to read:
524.5-211 DELEGATION OF POWER BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
(a) A parent, legal custodian, or nonprofessional guardian of a minor or incapacitated
person, by a properly executed power of attorney, may delegate to another person, for a
period not exceeding
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one year
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three years
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, any powers regarding care, custody, or property
of the minor or person subject to guardianship, except the power to consent to marriage or
adoption of a minor person subject to guardianship.
(b) A professional guardian of a minor or incapacitated person, by a properly executed
power of attorney, may delegate to another person, for a period not exceeding 30 days, any
powers regarding care, custody, or property of the minor or person subject to guardianship,
except the power to consent to marriage or adoption of a minor person subject to
guardianship. A professional guardian delegating parental rights under this paragraph must
submit the power of attorney to the court.
(c) A parent who executes a delegation of powers under this section must mail or give
a copy of the document to any other parent within 30 days of its execution unless:
(1) the other parent does not have parenting time or has supervised parenting time; or
(2) there is an existing order for protection under chapter 518B or a similar law of another
state in effect against the other parent to protect the parent, legal custodian, or guardian
executing the delegation of powers or the child.
(d) A parent, legal custodian, or guardian of a minor child may also delegate those powers
by designating a standby or temporary custodian under chapter 257B.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to a delegation of power signed before, on, or after that date.
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