Sec. 31. (a) A third person in good faith and without a court order may act on instructions of, or otherwise deal with, a person purporting to:

(1) make a transfer as; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 30-2-8.6-31

  • custodial trustee: means a person designated as:

    Indiana Code 30-2-8.6-8

  • person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Indiana Code 30-2-8.6-13
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) act in the capacity of;

a custodial trustee.

     (b) In the absence of knowledge to the contrary, a third person described in subsection (a) 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 under this chapter by:

(A) the person purporting to make a transfer or declaration; or

(B) the purported custodial trustee; or

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

As added by P.L.3-2003, SEC.1.