§ 18-7-17 — § 18-7-17. Exemption of third person from liability.

Rhode Island § 18-7-17

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 18: Fiduciaries
• Ch. 18-7: Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

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§ 18-7-17. Exemption of third person from liability.

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

(1) The validity of the purported custodian's designation;

(2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, an act of the purported custodian;

(3) The validity or propriety under this chapter of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodian; or

(4) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.

Legislative History

P.L. 1985, ch. 389, § 2.