District of Columbia § 19-1111 Exemption of third person from liability.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 19-1111 — Exemption of third person from liability.

District of Columbia·Title 19 Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]·Ch. 11 Custodial Trusts; Uniform Law.

A third person, in good faith and without a court order, may act on instructions of, or otherwise deal with, a person purporting to make a transfer as, or purporting to act in the capacity of, a custodial trustee. In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, the third person is not responsible for determining:

(1)The validity of the purported custodial trustee’s designation;

(2)The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any action of the purported custodial trustee;

(3)The validity or propriety of an instrument executed or instruction given pursuant to this chapter either by the person purporting to make a transfer or declaration or by the purported custodial trustee; or

(4)The propriety of the application of property vested in the purported custodial trustee.

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A third person, in good faith and without a court order, may act on instructions of, or otherwise deal with, a person purporting to make a transfer as, or purporting to act in the capacity of, a custodial trustee. In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, the third person is not responsible for determining:

(1) The validity of the purported custodial trustee’s designation;

(2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any action of the purported custodial trustee;

(3) The validity or propriety of an instrument executed or instruction given pursuant to this chapter either by the person purporting to make a transfer or declaration or by the purported custodial trustee; or

(4) The propriety of the application of property vested in the purported custodial trustee.

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