§ 15-62-206 — Limitations

15-62-206 . Limitations. (1) This chapter may not be construed to:
(a) give any designated beneficiary any rights or legal interest with respect to an account unless the designated beneficiary is the account owner;
(b) guarantee that a designated beneficiary will be admitted to a higher education institution or an elementary or secondary school or be allowed to continue enrollment at or graduate from a higher education institution or an elementary or secondary school located in this state after admission;
(c) establish state residency for a person merely because the person is a designated beneficiary; or
(d) guarantee that amounts saved pursuant to the program will be sufficient to cover the qualified education expenses of a designated beneficiary.
(2) This chapter does not establish any obligation of this state or any agency or instrumentality of the state to guarantee for the benefit of any account owner, contributor to an account, or designated beneficiary:
(a) the return of any amounts contributed to an account;
(b) the rate of interest or other return on any account; or
(c) the payment of interest or other return on any account.
(3) Under policies adopted by the board, each contract, application, offering or disclosure document, and any other type of document identified by the board that may be used in connection with a contribution to an account must clearly indicate that the account is not insured by the state and that the principal deposited or the investment return is not guaranteed by the state.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 11, Ch. 540, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 566, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 349, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 503, L. 2021.