{"data":{"id":"us-mt/72-26-705","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"72-26-705","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(1) the validity of the purported custodian's designation;\n(2) the propriety of or the authority under this chapter for any act of the purported custodian;\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(4) the propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.","path":["TITLE 72. ESTATES, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS","CHAPTER 26. UNIFORM TRANSFERS TO MINORS ACT","Part 7. Administration by Custodian -- Liability"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0720/chapter_0260/part_0070/section_0050/0720-0260-0070-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:22Z","sha256":"2b130358e47ca4ef142410c866feeadb902fab36fbeb48516db5ed4f0761b4f9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/72-26-704","next":"us-mt/72-26-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}