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Code · Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes

[§554B-11] Exemption of third person from liability.

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[§554B-11] Exemption of third person from liability. 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, and, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, 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 under this chapter of any instrument or instruction executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodial trustee; or
(4)The propriety of the application of any property delivered to the purported custodial trustee. [L 1989, c 76, pt of §1]
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