Unless the power of attorney has been terminated in accordance with RCW 11.125.080, or the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent's resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:
(1) To the conservator or guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent, if designated; or(2) If there is no person described in subsection (1) of this section: (a) To any person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare;(b) To a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal; or(c) By filing notice with the county recorder's office in the county where the principal resides.Added by 2016 c 209,§ 118, eff. 1/1/2017.