Utah § 7-28-111 - Duties and liability of bank.

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§ 7-28-111. Duties and liability of bank.

Effective 5/7/2025
7-28-111.  Duties and liability of bank.
(1)A bank does not have a fiduciary duty to any person with respect to a special deposit.
(2)When the bank holding a special deposit becomes obligated to pay a beneficiary, a debtor-creditor relationship arises between the bank and beneficiary.
(3)The bank holding a special deposit has a duty to a beneficiary to comply with the account agreement and this chapter.
(4)
(a)If the bank holding a special deposit does not comply with the account agreement or this chapter, the bank is liable to a depositor or beneficiary only for damages proximately caused by the noncompliance.
(b)Except as provided by other law of this state, the bank is not liable for consequential, special, or punitive damages.
(5)The bank holding a special deposit may rely on records presented in compliance with the account agreement to determine whether the bank is obligated to pay a beneficiary.
(6)
(a)If the account agreement requires payment on presentation of a record, the bank shall determine within a reasonable time whether the record is sufficient to require payment.
(b)If the agreement requires action by the bank on presentation of a record, the bank is not liable for relying in good faith on the genuineness of the record if the record appears on the record's face to be genuine.
(7)Unless the account agreement provides otherwise, the bank is not required to determine whether a permissible purpose stated in the agreement continues to exist.


Enacted by Chapter 482, 2025 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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