{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-553a-16","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 553A-16","heading":"Exemption of third person from liability.","body":"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:\n\n(1) The validity of the purported custodian's designation;\n\n(2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any act of the purported custodian;\n\n(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\n\n(4) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 30","Chapter 553A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0553A/HRS_0553A-0016.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"62f268568df4468490c7ff56c425667fc5106082f9cda4d09b75bc38c1378ebc","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-553a-15","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-553a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}