Title 68 — TRUSTS AND FIDUCIARIES

68-801. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Adult" means an individual who has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years. (2) "Benefit plan" means an employer’s plan for the benefit of an employee or partner. (3) "Broker" means a person lawfully engaged in the business of …

68-802. Scope and jurisdiction. (1) This chapter applies to a transfer that refers to this chapter in the designation under section 68-809(1), Idaho Code, by which the transfer is made, if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of t…

68-803. Nomination of custodian. (1) A person having the right to designate the recipient of property transferable upon the occurrence of a future event may revocably nominate a custodian to receive the property for a minor beneficiary upon the occurrence of the event by naming t…

68-804. Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment. A person may make a transfer by irrevocable gift to, or the irrevocable exercise of a power of appointment in favor of, a custodian for the benefit of a minor pursuant to section 68-809, Idaho Code.

68-805. Transfer authorized by will or trust. (1) A personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer pursuant to section 68-809, Idaho Code, to a custodian for the benefit of a minor as authorized in the governing will or trust. (2) If the testator or settlor h…

68-806. Other transfer by fiduciary. (1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, a personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer to another adult or trust company as custodian for the benefit of a minor pursuant to section 68-809, Idaho Code, in the absen…

68-807. Transfer by obligor. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a person not subject to the provisions of either section 68-805 or 68-806, Idaho Code, who holds property of or owes a liquidated debt to a minor not having a conservator may make an irrevocable transfer to a cu…

68-808. Receipt for custodial property. A written acknowledgment of delivery by a custodian constitutes a sufficient receipt and discharge for custodial property transferred to the custodian pursuant to this chapter.

68-809. Manner of creating custodial property and effecting transfer — Designation of initial custodian — Control. (1) Custodial property is created and a transfer is made whenever: (a) An uncertificated security or a certificated security in registered form is either: 1. registe…

68-810. Single custodianship. A transfer may be made only for one (1) minor, and only one (1) person may be the custodian. All custodial property held under this chapter by the same custodian for the benefit of the same minor constitutes a single custodianship.

68-811. Validity and effect of transfer. (1) The validity of a transfer made in a manner prescribed in this chapter is not affected by: (a) Failure of the transferor to comply with section 68-809(3), Idaho Code, concerning possession and control; (b) Designation of an ineligible …

68-812. Care of custodial property. (1) A custodian shall: (a) Take control of custodial property; (b) Register or record title to custodial property if appropriate; and (c) Collect, hold, manage, invest, and reinvest custodial property. (2) In dealing with custodial property, a …

68-813. Powers of custodian. (1) A custodian, acting in a custodial capacity, has all the rights, powers, and authority over custodial property that unmarried adult owners have over their own property, but a custodian may exercise those rights, powers, and authority in that capac…

68-814. Use of custodial property. (1) A custodian may deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor’s benefit so much of the custodial property as the custodian considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor, without court order and without regard to (i) the duty…

68-815. Custodian’s expenses, compensation, and bond. (1) A custodian is entitled to reimbursement from custodial property for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the custodian’s duties. (2) Except for one who is a transferor under section 68-804, Idaho Code, a cus…

68-816. Exemption of third person from liability. A third person, in good faith and without court order, may act on the instructions of or otherwise deal with any person purporting to make a transfer or purporting to act in the capacity of a custodian and, in the absence of knowl…

68-817. Liability to third persons. (1) A claim based on (i) a contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity, (ii) an obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property, or (iii) a tort committed during the custodianship, may be asserted …

68-818. Renunciation, resignation, death, or removal of custodian — Designation of successor custodian. (1) A person nominated under section 68-803, Idaho Code, or designated under section 68-809, Idaho Code, as custodian may decline to serve by delivering a valid disclaimer to t…

68-819. Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian. (1) A minor who has attained the age of fourteen (14) years, the minor’s guardian of the person or legal representative, an adult member of the minor’s family, a transferor, or a transferor’s legal representative …

68-820. Termination of custodianship. The custodian shall transfer in an appropriate manner the custodial property to the minor or to the minor’s estate upon the earlier of: (1) The minor’s attainment of twenty-one (21) years of age with respect to custodial property transferred …

68-821. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter apply to a transfer within the scope of section 68-802, Idaho Code, made after its effective date if: (1) The transfer purports to have been made under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of Idaho; or (2) The instrument by which t…

68-822. Effect on existing custodianships. (1) Any transfer of custodial property as now defined in this chapter made before July 1, 1984, is validated, notwithstanding that there was no specific authority in the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of Idaho, for the coverage of custodial…

68-823. Uniformity of application and construction. The provisions of this chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.

68-824. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Idaho Uniform Transfers to Minors Act."

68-825. Severability. The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable and if any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of r…