Statute – Consolidated Laws of  New York – Chapter 24A – Article 5 – Statutory Short Form and Other Powers of Attorney For Financial and Estate Planning (§ 5-1501 – 5-1514)

Definitions – “Power of attorney” means a written document, other than a document referred to in section 5-1501C of this title, by which a principal with capacity designates an agent to act on his or her behalf and includes both a statutory short form power of attorney and a non-statutory power of attorney (§ 5-1501(j)).

Signing Requirements – Authentication of the document’s execution will need substantiating signatures from a notary and two (2) witnessing persons to effectively verify the written bond (§ 5-1501B).

Revocation – § 5-1511