§ 9-2313 — Custodial services; requirements

(a) A fiduciary financial institution may serve as a custodian, which may include serving as a qualified custodian, as defined by the United States securities and exchange commission in 17 C.F.R. § 275.206(4)-2, of an asset custody account. In performing custodial services under this section, a fiduciary financial institution shall:
(1) Implement all accounting, account statement, internal control, notice and other standards specified by applicable state or federal law and rules and regulations for custodial services;
(2) maintain information technology best practices relating to alternative assets held in custody;
(3) fully comply with applicable federal anti-money laundering, customer identification and beneficial ownership requirements; and
(4) take other actions necessary to comply with the requirements of this section.
(b) Alternative asset custody accounts over which a fiduciary financial institution serves as a custodian or qualified custodian are not depository liabilities or assets of the fiduciary financial institution.
(c) In performing custodial services under this section:
(1) A fiduciary financial institution shall be a fiduciary and shall be subject to the duties and standards of utmost care and loyalty that are associated with serving as a fiduciary;
(2) a fiduciary financial institution shall be deemed to be exercising fiduciary powers; and
(3) all income earned by a fiduciary financial institution and derived from performing custodial services shall be deemed to be income derived from the exercise of fiduciary powers.

Legislative History

L. 2021, ch. 80, § 13; July 1.