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Home » US Law » 2022 Rhode Island General Laws » Title 7 - Corporations, Associations and Partnerships » Chapter 7-11.1 - The Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act

Section 7-11.1-1. – Short title — Rules of construction.

§ 7-11.1-1. Short title — Rules of construction. (a) This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Uniform TOD Security Registration Act”. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policy and to make uniform the laws with respect to the subject of this […]

Section 7-11.1-10. – Nontestamentary transfer on death.

§ 7-11.1-10. Nontestamentary transfer on death. (a) A transfer on death resulting from a registration in beneficiary form pursuant to this chapter is effective by reason of the contract regarding the registration between the owner and the registering entity, is not testamentary, and any security being transferred by it is not considered an asset of […]

Section 7-11.1-11. – Terms — Conditions — Forms for registration.

§ 7-11.1-11. Terms — Conditions — Forms for registration. (a)(1) A registering entity offering to accept registrations in beneficiary form may establish the terms and conditions under which it will receive requests: (i) For registrations in beneficiary form; and (ii) For implementation of registrations in beneficiary form, including requests for cancellation of previously registered TOD […]

Section 7-11.1-12. – Application of chapter.

§ 7-11.1-12. Application of chapter. This chapter applies to registrations of securities in beneficiary form made on or after the effective date of this act, July 9, 1998. History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 260, § 1.

Section 7-11.1-2. – Definitions.

§ 7-11.1-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Beneficiary form” means a registration of a security that indicates the present owner of the security and the intention of the owner regarding the person who becomes the owner of the security […]

Section 7-11.1-3. – Registration in beneficiary form — Sole or joint tenancy ownership.

§ 7-11.1-3. Registration in beneficiary form — Sole or joint tenancy ownership. Only individuals whose registration of a security shows sole ownership by one individual or multiple ownership by two or more with right of survivorship, rather than as tenants in common, may obtain registration in beneficiary form. Multiple owners of a security registered in […]

Section 7-11.1-4. – Registration in beneficiary form — Applicable law.

§ 7-11.1-4. Registration in beneficiary form — Applicable law. A security may be registered in beneficiary form if the form is authorized by this or a similar statute of the state of organization of the issuer or registering entity, the location of the registering entity’s principal office, the office of its transfer agent or its […]

Section 7-11.1-5. – Origination of registration in beneficiary form.

§ 7-11.1-5. Origination of registration in beneficiary form. A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is registered in beneficiary form when the registration includes a designation of a beneficiary to take the ownership at the death of the owner or the deaths of all multiple owners. History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 260, § 1.

Section 7-11.1-6. – Form of registration in beneficiary form.

§ 7-11.1-6. Form of registration in beneficiary form. Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words “transfer on death” or the abbreviation “TOD”, or by the words “pay on death” or the abbreviation “POD”, after the name of the registered owner and before the name of a beneficiary. History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. […]

Section 7-11.1-7. – Effect of registration in beneficiary form.

§ 7-11.1-7. Effect of registration in beneficiary form. The designation of a TOD beneficiary on a registration in beneficiary form has no effect on ownership until the owner’s death. A registration of a security in beneficiary form may be canceled or changed at any time by the sole owner or all then-surviving owners without the […]

Section 7-11.1-8. – Ownership on death of owner.

§ 7-11.1-8. Ownership on death of owner. On death of a sole owner or the last to die of all multiple owners, ownership of securities registered in beneficiary form passes to the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive all owners. On proof of death of all owners and compliance with any applicable requirements of the registering […]

Section 7-11.1-9. – Protection of registering entity.

§ 7-11.1-9. Protection of registering entity. (a) A registering entity is not required to offer or to accept a request for security registration in beneficiary form. If a registration in beneficiary form is offered by a registering entity, the owner requesting registration in beneficiary form assents to the protections given to the registering entity pursuant […]