Power of attorney guide
Power of Attorney in Arkansas
Arkansas law presumes a notarized signature is genuine rather than requiring a notary outright, but every bank and recorder treats notarization as required. Arkansas publishes a statutory form (A.C.A. §28-68-301). An online notarization performed under another state's law is recognized in Arkansas.
Arkansas power of attorney at a glance
Notary
Recommended (required to record)
Witnesses
None required
Online notarization
Accepted
Statutory form
A.C.A. §28-68-301
Financial (property) power of attorney under A.C.A. §28-68-101 et seq.. Health-care documents follow their own rule: see below. Checked 2026-10-17.
The Arkansas statutory form
Arkansas statutory form power of attorney : A.C.A. §28-68-301.
The statutory form is the one banks and recorders in Arkansas see most often, and the one the statute requires third parties to accept when it is properly signed. A lawyer-drafted power of attorney is equally valid if it is executed the same way.
How to sign a power of attorney in Arkansas
A notarized signature is presumed genuine (§28-68-105); notarization is not strictly required but is the practical standard and is needed for any power used with real estate.
No witnesses are required for a financial power of attorney.
Online notarization in Arkansas
Arkansas recognizes acknowledgments taken under the law of another state (A.C.A. §16-47-210) and runs its own electronic-notary program (§21-14-301 et seq.).
Rush Notary’s notaries are commissioned online notaries public in Florida and notarize for Arkansas signers over live video under Florida’s remote online notarization law. The certificate they complete is a Florida certificate; Arkansas honors it under the recognition rule above. Details for this state are on the Arkansas online notarization requirements page.
Using it for real estate
A power of attorney for a conveyance must be acknowledged and recorded with the circuit clerk in the county where the land lies.
Title companies also ask the agent to sign an affidavit at closing that the principal is alive and the power has not been revoked, and lenders review the document before closing. See the real estate power of attorney page.
Medical power of attorney in Arkansas
An Arkansas durable power of attorney for health care (§20-6-101 et seq., Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act) must be signed before two witnesses or a notary.
What a health-care agent can decide, and how the document differs from a living will, is on the medical power of attorney page.
Revoking a Arkansas power of attorney
Written revocation delivered to the agent; record it where the original was recorded. A subsequent power of attorney revokes an earlier one only if it says so.
Arkansas power of attorney questions
- Does a power of attorney need to be notarized in Arkansas?
- A notarized signature is presumed genuine (§28-68-105); notarization is not strictly required but is the practical standard and is needed for any power used with real estate.
- Does a Arkansas power of attorney need witnesses?
- No witnesses are required for a financial power of attorney.
- Can a Arkansas power of attorney be notarized online?
- Arkansas recognizes acknowledgments taken under the law of another state (A.C.A. §16-47-210) and runs its own electronic-notary program (§21-14-301 et seq.).
- Is there an official Arkansas power of attorney form?
- Yes, the Arkansas statutory form power of attorney (A.C.A. §28-68-301).
- Does a power of attorney have to be recorded in Arkansas?
- Only when it is used to sign a deed, mortgage or other recorded instrument. A power of attorney for a conveyance must be acknowledged and recorded with the circuit clerk in the county where the land lies.
- How is a medical power of attorney signed in Arkansas?
- An Arkansas durable power of attorney for health care (§20-6-101 et seq., Arkansas Healthcare Decisions Act) must be signed before two witnesses or a notary.
Types of power of attorney
Durable power of attorney
Stays in force if you later lose capacity. The standard choice for long-term planning.
Medical power of attorney
Names someone to make health care decisions when you cannot. Witness rules vary by state.
Limited power of attorney
Authority for one task or one period: a closing, a permit, a vehicle sale, a trip abroad.
Financial power of attorney
Banking, bills, investments, taxes and property. Usually durable; usually on the state's statutory form.
Springing power of attorney
Takes effect only when a stated event happens: usually a doctor's finding of incapacity.
Vehicle power of attorney
Lets someone title, register or sell a car for you. Most DMVs publish their own notarized form.
Real estate power of attorney
To buy, sell, mortgage or manage property. Must be notarized and is recorded with the deed.
Power of attorney for a minor child
Lets a grandparent, relative or friend care for your child and deal with schools and doctors while you are away.
Power of attorney for vital records
Lets an agent request a birth, death or marriage certificate for you where the state allows it.
Other states
- Texas
- California
- Florida
- New York
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington, D.C.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
General information about how powers of attorney are signed, not legal advice. Execution rules are set by each state’s statute and change; the sources on each state page link to the current text. Whether a particular bank, recorder, agency or title company accepts a document is its own decision. Confirm with the receiving party before signing. Rush Notary’s notaries are commissioned online notaries public in Florida who notarize for signers in every state under Florida’s remote online notarization law; see the online notarization requirements for your state.