Exemption of third person from liability.
Iowa Code § 565B.16
in effect565B.16. 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 knowledge, is not responsible for determining:
1. The validity of the purported custodian’s designation;
2. The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any act of the purported custodian;
3. The validity or propriety under this chapter of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodian; or
4. The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.
86 Acts, ch 1035, §16
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/565B.16.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026