Not required, but recommended.
A signature is presumed genuine if acknowledged before a notary; the section doesn't make notarization a condition of validity.
In the official wording
"A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature"
From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Witnesses
- None under the execution rule we read. The execution section doesn't mention witnesses.
"A power of attorney shall be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual"
- Agent's acknowledgment
- An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance.
"by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent or by any other assertion or conduct indicating acceptance"
- Recording for real estate
- The 2018 act has no recording requirement; a filed power of attorney is revoked as KRS 382.370 provides.
- Durable after incapacity
- Durable unless it says incapacity ends it.
"is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal."
Not confirmed on the pages we read: an official form. Check with KRS 457.050, Execution of power of attorney (Kentucky Legislature).
Next step
Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Kentucky, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10). How Kentucky treats it: Kentucky gives a notarial act performed in another state the same effect as if performed by a Kentucky notarial officer, when a notary public of that state does it. Created effective January 1, 2020, and amended effective June 29, 2023. More on Kentucky signers.
If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the county clerk before you sign.
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If a local notary in Kentucky does it: No statutory dollar cap; the fee must be clearly disclosed in advance (KRS 423.430), under the state's fee rules (Kentucky notary fees).
Official sources
- KRS 457.050, Execution of power of attorney (Kentucky Legislature) (checked November 2026)
- 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 185 (HB 11), Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Kentucky General Assembly) (checked November 2026)
We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance.
Common questions
Is notarization required for a power of attorney in Kentucky?
Not required, but recommended. A signature is presumed genuine if acknowledged before a notary; the section doesn't make notarization a condition of validity.
Are witnesses needed for a Kentucky power of attorney?
None under the execution rule we read. The execution section doesn't mention witnesses.
Does the agent sign anything in Kentucky?
An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance.
Does a Kentucky power of attorney have to be recorded for a house sale?
The 2018 act has no recording requirement; a filed power of attorney is revoked as KRS 382.370 provides.
Can I sign a Kentucky power of attorney with an online notary?
Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Kentucky. Kentucky gives a notarial act performed in another state the same effect as if performed by a Kentucky notarial officer, when a notary public of that state does it. Created effective January 1, 2020, and amended effective June 29, 2023.
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