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Section 28-2902 - Registration in name of a fiduciary

Registration in name of a fiduciary

A corporation or transfer agent registering a security in the name of a person who is a fiduciary or who is described as a fiduciary is not bound to inquire into the existence, extent, or correct description of the fiduciary relationship, and thereafter the corporation and its transfer agent may assume without inquiry that the newly registered owner continues to be the fiduciary until the corporation or transfer agent receives written notice that the fiduciary is no longer acting as such with respect to the particular security.

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(Aug. 30, 1964, 78 Stat. 672, Pub. L. 88-509, § 1.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 28-2902.
1973 Ed., § 28-2902.
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 2 of the Uniform Act for Simplification of Fiduciary Security Transfers. See 7C Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.

Current through September 13, 2012

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