Louisiana § RS 6:323 - Access to safety deposit box leased by trust estate
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 6:323 — Access to safety deposit box leased by trust estate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 6:323. Access to safety deposit box leased by trust estate
When a safety deposit box is leased from any bank by a trust estate, whether in the name of the trust estate or the trustee or trustees thereof, with the right of access being given to the trustee or trustees designated in the instrument creating the trust estate or appointed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 9:1721 et seq., notwithstanding the death of any such trustee or trustees and notwithstanding the termination of the trust, the bank may permit the trustee or trustees so designated or appointed to have free access to the safety deposit box, including the right to remove the contents thereof. In such case, the entry of the trustee or trustees into the safety deposit box shall constitute a full release and discharge of the bank permitting such entry as to anyone, including any heir, legatee, creditor, or other person having rights or claims to funds or property of the decedent. No bank permitting entry into said safety deposit box in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall thereby be liable for any estate, inheritance, or succession taxes which may be due this state.
Acts 1984, No. 719, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1995, No. 1248, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 6:323 ("Access to safety deposit box leased by trust estate") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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