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
"presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public"
From 14 V.S.A. chapter 127, Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Vermont General Assembly), checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Agent's acknowledgment
- An agent accepts by acting; the statutory form tells the agent to sign as agent when acting.
"accepts appointment as an agent under a power of attorney by exercising authority"
- Recording for real estate
- The chapter lists recording among an agent's powers but doesn't require the power of attorney to be recorded.
- Official form
- Statutory form power of attorney (14 V.S.A. 4051). Section 4051 sets out the form; 4052 is a short form for real estate transactions. Open the official form
- Durable after incapacity
- Durable unless it says incapacity or unavailability ends it.
"is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity or unavailability of the principal."
Not confirmed on the pages we read: witnesses. Check with 14 V.S.A. chapter 127, Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Vermont General Assembly).
Next step
Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Vermont, 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 Vermont treats it: Vermont gives a notarial act performed in another state the same effect under Vermont law, a rule effective July 1, 2019. More on Vermont signers.
If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the town clerk before you sign.
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If a local notary in Vermont does it: No limit on what a notary charges the public was found in 26 V.S.A. chapter 103 or the Administrative Rules, under the state's fee rules (Vermont notary fees).
Official sources
- 14 V.S.A. chapter 127, Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Vermont 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 Vermont?
Not required, but recommended. A signature is presumed genuine if acknowledged before a notary; the section doesn't make notarization a condition of validity.
Does the agent sign anything in Vermont?
An agent accepts by acting; the statutory form tells the agent to sign as agent when acting.
Does a Vermont power of attorney have to be recorded for a house sale?
The chapter lists recording among an agent's powers but doesn't require the power of attorney to be recorded.
Can I sign a Vermont power of attorney with an online notary?
Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Vermont. Vermont gives a notarial act performed in another state the same effect under Vermont law, a rule effective July 1, 2019.
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