(1) A person who in good faith pays or transfers to a fiduciary any money or other property that the fiduciary is authorized to receive is not responsible for the proper application of the money or property by the fiduciary.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 75A-1-203

  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiduciary: means :
         (1)(a) a trustee under any trust, expressed, implied, resulting or constructive;
         (1)(b) an executor;
         (1)(c) an administrator;
         (1)(d) a guardian;
         (1)(e) a conservator;
         (1)(f) a curator;
         (1)(g) a receiver;
         (1)(h) a trustee in bankruptcy;
         (1)(i) an assignee for the benefit of creditors;
         (1)(j) a partner;
         (1)(k) an agent;
         (1)(l) an officer of a corporation, public or private;
         (1)(m) a public officer; or
         (1)(nn) any other person acting in a fiduciary capacity for any person, trust, or estate. See Utah Code 75A-1-201
  • Good faith: means something is in fact done honestly regardless of whether it is done negligently or not. See Utah Code 75A-1-201
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) A right or title acquired from the fiduciary in consideration of a payment or transfer described in Subsection (1) is not invalid as a consequence of a misapplication by the fiduciary.