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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-18 > Chapter-18-13 > 18-13-11SECTION 18-13-11
§ 18-13-11 Exemption of third person fromliability. – A third person in good faith and without a court order may act on instructionsof, or otherwise deal with, a person purporting to make a transfer as, orpurporting to act in the incapacity of, a custodial trustee. In the absence ofknowledge to the contrary, the third person is not responsible for determining:
(1) The validity of the purported custodial trustee'sdesignation;
(2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapterfor, any action of the purported custodial trustee;
(3) The validity or propriety of an instrument executed orinstruction given pursuant to this chapter either by the person purporting tomake a transfer or declaration or by the purported custodial trustee; or
(4) The propriety of the application of property vested inthe purported custodial trustee.
