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20 Pa.C.S. § 5317

Liability to third persons

Known as the Pennsylvania Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

The act spans §§ 20–20 (21 sections).

(a) Claim against custodial property.--Any claim based on the following may be asserted against the custodial property by proceeding against the custodian in the custodial capacity, whether or not the custodian or the minor is personally liable:

(1) A contract entered into by a custodian acting in a custodial capacity.

(2) An obligation arising from the ownership or control of custodial property.

(3) A tort committed during the custodianship.

(b) Limitation on custodian's liability.--A custodian is not personally liable:

(1) on a contract properly entered into in the custodial capacity unless the custodian fails to reveal that capacity and to identify the custodianship in the contract; or

(2) for an obligation arising from control of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the custodian is personally at fault.

(c) Limitation on minor's personal liability.--A minor is not personally liable for an obligation arising from ownership of custodial property or for a tort committed during the custodianship unless the minor is personally at fault.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.