Rhode Island § 19-9-13 - Community Obligations and Banking Offenses

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§ 19-9-13. Community Obligations and Banking Offenses

R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-9-13

§ 19-9-13. Checks of trustees.

When a deposit is made in a regulated institution in the name of two (2) or more persons as trustees, and a check is drawn upon the trust account by any trustee or trustees authorized by the other trustee or trustees to draw checks upon the trust account, neither the payee, nor the other holder, nor the bank is bound to inquire whether it is a breach of trust to authorize the trustee or trustees to draw checks upon the trust account, and the payee, or other holder, or the regulated institution is not liable unless the action of the payee or other holder or the regulated institution amounts to bad faith.

History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 82, § 47.

Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 19-9-13 ("Community Obligations and Banking Offenses") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. 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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