Payment to designated agent

  1. Law
  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Descent, Distribution, and Trusts. [Enacted title]
  4. Nonprobate Transfers on Death; Uniform Law
  5. Multiple-Person Accounts
  6. Protection Of Financial Institutions
  7. Payment to designated agent

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A financial institution, on request of an agent under an agency designation for an account, may pay to the agent sums on deposit in the account, whether or not a party has a disability, is incapacitated, or deceased when the request is made or received, and whether or not the authority of the agent terminates on the disability or incapacity of a party.

(Apr. 27, 2001, D.C. Law 13-292, § 302(b), 48 DCR 2087; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-305, § 33(d), 53 DCR 6198.)

Effect of Amendments

D.C. Law 16-305 substituted “has a disability, is” for “is disabled”.

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 224 of the Uniform Nonprobate Transfers on Death Act (1991 Act).


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