{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-553a-17","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 553A-17","heading":"Liability to third persons.","body":"(a) A claim based on:\n\n(1) A contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity;\n\n(2) An obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property; or\n\n(3) A tort committed during the custodianship;\n\nmay be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in the custodial capacity, whether or not the custodian or the minor is personally liable therefor.\n\n(b) A custodian is not personally liable:\n\n(1) On a contract properly entered into in the custodial capacity unless the custodian fails to reveal that capacity and to identify the custodianship in the contract; or\n\n(2) For an obligation arising from control of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the custodian is personally at fault.\n\n(c) A minor is not personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the minor is personally at fault.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 30","Chapter 553A"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0553A/HRS_0553A-0017.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"ea81f057e792996ba8144d4929d3522c0f3296a24ac1b31c7e7cd42f2525543e","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-553a-16","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-553a-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}